teethe

verb

teethed; teething

intransitive verb

: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gums

Examples of teethe in a Sentence

The baby is starting to teethe.
Recent Examples on the Web But proponents insist those are teething defects in a nascent technology — and fixable. Steve Lohr, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023 Babies can teethe on it. Good Housekeeping, 16 Nov. 2022 There is the Infant Phenomenon, who strains to pass herself off as such in her family’s theatrical troupe despite having teethed several years ago. Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2020 The problems experienced this week are unlikely to be teething problems either as motorcycles and tricycles have, overtime, become mainstay features of Lagos’ transport system due to gaps that exist. Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 6 Feb. 2020 For now, on the living room floor, Blue IV and his sister Pickles are on my lap, teething. Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2020 The mother said that the little boy began to recuperate, but then started teething, causing him to have new struggles with eating. Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 20 Nov. 2019 Some of the types of baby food tested include infant formula, meat jars, infant cereal, teething biscuits and rice puffs. Ayano Nagaishi, azcentral, 17 Oct. 2019 Additionally, rubbing medicine with benzocaine on the gums when a child is teething does not seem to help the pain any better than just rubbing the gums without medicine. Philly.com, 7 June 2018

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from teething

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teethe was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Teethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teethe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

teethe

verb
teethed; teething
: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gums : grow teeth

Medical Definition

teethe

intransitive verb
teethed; teething
: to cut one's teeth : grow teeth

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