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teething

teething

1 2.8
A time when a baby's first teeth come through the gums
  • noun
  • /ˈtiːðɪŋ/
translation icon : dentición
  • To soothe their pain, some parents offer cold teething rings to their teething babies.
  • Teething Tablets
  • teething babies

And that's the part we have to get through is the teething.

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Examples

  • Many parents find that their babies become fussy during teething due to the discomfort.

  • The process of teething can lead to increased drooling and irritability in infants.

  • You need to do something for the teething little babies.

  • Teething: Teething can be painful.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In fact, frozen breast milk can be used as a form of pain relief for teething babies.

  • So we use Proceed Small in terms of teething gels and pain relief on the gum area.

  • They also have these teething beads that he's clearly been chewing when he's eating.

Synonyms

eruption
vsteething
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A tooth coming through the gum in a baby

refers to the whole sequence of first teeth appearing over time
toothing
vsteething
4.4

A baby begins to grow small hard parts in the mouth for biting

is limited to human babies rather than animals
odontiasis
vsteething
  • Specialized
9.9

A time when a baby's first teeth come through the gums

is the general term for that same process without medical focus
dentition
vsteething
  • Specialized
7.8

A time when baby teeth come through the gums

focuses only on the emergence of first teeth through gums

Compounds

A small ring that babies chew to soothe sore gums

How Difficult

crisis
3.1
growing pains
  • Informal
8 4.0
teething
1 2.8
snag
25 4.6
hic
  • Informal
1 9.1

Surface Forms

teething singular
teethings plural

Morphology

teething = teethe (transparent) = teethe + ing

Formed as the gerund/nominalization of the verb 'teethe' (to grow teeth), so the meaning 'process of teeth emerging' is directly derived.

Etymology

Teething comes from the word tooth and the ending -ing, where -ing shows an action, and you can see the same root in everyday words like toothbrush and toothache. So teething literally means 'making or getting teeth', which is why it describes when a baby's first teeth push through the gums.