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baby tooth

ba·by tooth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bey-bee tooth]
    • /ˈbeɪ bi tuθ/
    • /ˈbeɪbi tuːθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bey-bee tooth]
    • /ˈbeɪ bi tuθ/

Definitions of baby tooth words

  • countable noun baby tooth Your baby teeth are the first teeth that grow in your mouth, which later fall out and are replaced by a second set. 3
  • noun baby tooth one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth. 1
  • noun baby tooth milk tooth 1
  • noun baby tooth a tooth which will be replaced as a child ages, as opposed to an adult permanent tooth; a milk tooth. 0

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Origin of baby tooth

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Baby tooth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

baby tooth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for baby tooth

noun baby tooth

  • primary tooth — one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.

Antonyms for baby tooth

noun baby tooth

  • permanent tooth — any of the 32 adult teeth that replace the 20 milk teeth.

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