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teether en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From teethe + -er.

Meanings

  1. A device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething, often filled with a fluid or gel that can be frozen or refrigerated.
  2. One who teethes.
    • If your baby is an early or late teether now, the same is likely to be true with the second set of teeth. 2010, Heidi Murkoff, What To Expect The 1st Year:

Forms

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Hypernyms

chew toy

Hyponyms

teething ring

Translations (14)

acw عَضَّاضة (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · sh glođa (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · de Beißring (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · ms gegigit (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · pt mordedor (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · fi purulelu (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · it massaggiagengive (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · pl gryzak (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · ru зубное кольцо́ (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · ca bergansí (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · es mordedor (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · cmn 牙齿咬环 (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · bn নোলা (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething) · sh глођа (device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething)