teething

English

Etymology

From teethe +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːðɪŋ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtiðɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːðɪŋ
• Hyphenation: teeth‧ing

Noun

teething (countable and uncountable, plural teethings)

1. (physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.
   • 2009, Katie Van Dyke, Unlikely Truths of Motherhood:

     But with night feedings and night teethings, often the greatest challenge of all for a young mother is simply fatigue.

Derived terms

• teething issues
• teething ring
• teething problems, teething problem
• teething trouble, teething troubles

Translations

eruption of milk teeth

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Catalan: dentició f Chinese: Mandarin: 長牙 / 长牙 (zh) (zhǎngyá) Finnish: hampaiden puhkeaminen Galician: denticie f, dentición (gl) f German: Zahndurchbruch, Zahnen n Irish: cur na bhfiacla m, gearradh na bhfiacla m Italian: dentizione (it) f Latin: dentītiō f, dentiō f Polish: ząbkowanie (pl) n Russian: проре́зывание зубо́в n (prorézyvanije zubóv) Spanish: dentición (es) f

Verb

teething

1. present participle and gerund of teethe

Further reading

• teething on Wikipedia.Wikipedia