Meanings
nounteether (plural teethers)
plural teethers
- A device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething, often filled with a fluid or gel that can be frozen or refrigerated.
- One who teethes.
If your baby is an early or late teether now, the same is likely to be true with the second set of teeth.
2010, Heidi Murkoff, What To Expect The 1st Year
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bengali নোলা
- নোলা (nōla)device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Catalan bergansí
- bergansídevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Chinese Mandarin 牙齿咬环
- 牙齿咬环device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Finnish purulelu
- puruleludevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
German Beißring
- Beißringdevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Italian massaggiagengive
- massaggiagengivedevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Malay gegigit
- gegigitdevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Polish gryzak
- gryzakdevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Portuguese mordedor
- mordedordevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Russian зубное кольцо́
- зубное кольцо́ (zubnoje kolʹcó)device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
Spanish mordedor
- mordedordevice given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething
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APA
teether. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teether
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“teether.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teether. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teether,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teether.
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