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teether

teether

2.9
A baby who is growing their first teeth
  • noun
  • /ˈtiːðər/
translation icon : bebé que está en la dentición
  • Parents often give a teether a special toy to chew on for comfort.

Examples

  • The teether cried throughout the night because her gums were sore.

  • It can be challenging to soothe a teether during this stage of development.

  • The baby is a teether right now.

  • My daughter is a teether and is very fussy.

  • The mother watched her baby play with a teether to help soothe the discomfort of his new teeth coming in.

  • As her first teether started to emerge, the baby became more fussy and needed extra care.

  • At the park, the toddler happily gnawed on a colorful teether while waiting for her friends.

Surface Forms

teether singular
teethers plural

Morphology

teether = teethe (transparent) = teethe + er

Formed regularly from the verb 'teethe' + the agent/instrument suffix '-er', so the meaning 'one who is teething' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Teether is made from teeth and the ending -er, which can mean 'one who', so a teether is a baby who is growing their first teeth and often has sore gums.