Meanings
nounteething (countable and uncountable, plural teethings)
plural teethings
- countableuncountablemedicineThe eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.
But with night feedings and night teethings, often the greatest challenge of all for a young mother is simply fatigue.
2009, Katie Van Dyke, Unlikely Truths of Motherhood
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of teethe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe eruption through the gums of baby teeth
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Translations
Catalan dentició
- denticióeruption of milk teeth
Chinese Mandarin 長牙 /长牙
- 長牙 /长牙 (zhǎngyá)eruption of milk teeth
Finnish hampaiden puhkeaminen
- hampaiden puhkeamineneruption of milk teeth
German Zahndurchbruch, Zahnen
- Zahndurchbrucheruption of milk teeth
- Zahneneruption of milk teeth
Irish cur na bhfiacla, gearradh na bhfiacla
- cur na bhfiaclaeruption of milk teeth
- gearradh na bhfiaclaeruption of milk teeth
Italian dentizione
- dentizioneeruption of milk teeth
Latin dentītiō, dentiō
- dentītiōeruption of milk teeth
- dentiōeruption of milk teeth
Polish ząbkowanie
- ząbkowanieeruption of milk teeth
Russian проре́зывание зубо́в
- проре́зывание зубо́в (prorézyvanije zubóv)eruption of milk teeth
Spanish dentición
- denticióneruption of milk teeth
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
teething. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teething
MLA
“teething.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teething. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teething,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teething.
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