foretooth

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noun

A front tooth.

OriginMiddle English *fortoth ← Old English foretōþ →
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Meanings

nounforetooth (plural foreteeth)

plural foreteeth

  1. A front tooth.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforetōþ“front tooth”
  2. Middle English*fortoth
  3. Englishforetooth

From Middle English *fortoth (attested in plural fortethe, foreteþ), from Old English foretōþ (“front tooth”), equivalent to fore- + tooth. Compare Dutch voorste tand (“front tooth”), German Vorderzahn (“front tooth”).

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Translations

Finnish etuhammas
  • etuhammasfront tooth
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APA

foretooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretooth

MLA

“foretooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretooth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foretooth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretooth.

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