Meanings
noununderbite (plural underbites)
plural underbites
- dentistryA malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones
verbunderbite (third-person singular simple present underbites, present participle underbiting, simple past underbit, past participle underbitten)
present singular third person underbites · participle present underbiting · past underbit · participle past underbitten
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishbite
- Englishunderbite
Translations
Danish underbid
- underbidcondition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
Finnish alapurenta
- alapurentacondition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
German Unterbiss
- Unterbisscondition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
Spanish submordida
- submordidacondition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
Swedish underbett
- underbettcondition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with underbite
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APA
underbite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbite
MLA
“underbite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underbite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbite.
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