teethe

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teethe

/tiːð/

Rhymes with -iːð

Where it comes from

From Middle English tethen, from Old English tēþan (“to teethe”), from Proto-West Germanic *tanþijan, from Proto-Germanic *tanþijaną (“to teethe”), from Proto-Germanic *tanþs (“tooth”). Cognate with German zähnen (“to provide with teeth”).

verb teethes · teething · teethed · teeth

intransitive To grow teeth. Babies typically start teething at about six months.
Similar: dentize, cut new teeth, breed teeth
intransitive To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth. She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.

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verb grow teeth

Español	endentecer, echar los dientes, dentar
中文	長牙 /长牙 zhǎngyá, 齔 /龀 or 齓 chèn, 龀 chèn
Français	faire ses dents
Deutsch	zahnen

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@misc{teethe_2026,
  title = {teethe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teethe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}