teethe

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/tiːð/

verb

To grow teeth.

“Babies typically start teething at about six months.”

Similar
dentizecut new teethbreed teeth
OriginMiddle English tethen ← Old English tēþan ← Proto-West Germanic *tanþijan →
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Meanings

verbteethe (third-person singular simple present teethes, present participle teething, simple past and past participle teethed)

present singular third person teethes · participle present teething · participle past teethed · past teethed · alternative obsolete teeth

  1. intransitiveTo grow teeth.

    Babies typically start teething at about six months.

    Synonyms: dentize, cut new teeth, breed teeth

  2. intransitiveTo bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

    She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo grow teeth.

Similar
dentizecut new teethbreed teeth

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*tanþs“tooth”
  2. Proto-Germanic*tanþijaną“to teethe”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*tanþijan
  4. Old Englishtēþan“to teethe”
  5. Middle Englishtethen
  6. Englishteethe

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian никнат ми зъби
  • никнат ми зъби (niknat mi zăbi)grow teeth
Chinese Mandarin 長牙 /长牙, 齔 /龀 or 齓
  • 長牙 /长牙 (zhǎngyá)grow teeth
  • 齔 /龀 or 齓 (chèn)grow teeth
  • 龀 (chèn)grow teeth
Finnish saada hampaat
  • saada hampaatgrow teeth
French faire ses dents
  • faire ses dentsgrow teeth
German zahnen
  • zahnengrow teeth
Icelandic taka tennur
  • taka tennurgrow teeth
Latin dentiō
  • dentiōgrow teeth
Polish ząbkować
  • ząbkowaćgrow teeth
Spanish endentecer, echar los dientes
  • endentecergrow teeth
  • echar los dientesgrow teeth
  • dentargrow teeth
Turkish diş çıkarmak
  • diş çıkarmakgrow teeth

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with teethe

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Cite this entry
APA

teethe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teethe

MLA

“teethe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teethe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teethe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teethe.

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