baby tooth

baby tooth
noun
one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
Hypernyms: ↑tooth
Part Holonyms: ↑child's body

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noun, pl ⋯ teeth [count]
: a tooth from the first set of teeth that a child develops — called also milk tooth

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ˈbaby tooth [baby tooth] (BrE also ˈmilk tooth) noun
any of the first set of teeth in young children that drop out and are replaced by others
See also:milk tooth

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  • baby tooth — plural baby teeth n a tooth from the first set of teeth that young children have British Equivalent: milk tooth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • baby tooth — n. MILK TOOTH * * * …   Universalium

  • baby tooth — n MILK TOOTH …   Medical dictionary

  • baby tooth — n. MILK TOOTH …   English World dictionary

  • baby tooth — baby ,tooth noun count one of the first set of teeth that young children get …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • baby tooth — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms baby tooth : singular baby tooth plural baby teeth one of the first set of teeth that young children get …   English dictionary

  • baby tooth — noun plural baby teeth (C) a tooth from the first set of teeth that young children have; milk tooth BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • baby tooth — noun a tooth which will be replaced as a child ages, as opposed to an adult permanent tooth; a milk tooth …   Wiktionary

  • baby tooth — ba′by tooth n. den deciduous tooth …   From formal English to slang

  • baby tooth — noun Date: 1865 milk tooth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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