teethe
verb/tiːð/
Etymology 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”).
1
To grow teeth.
- Babies typically start teething at about six months.
2
To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
- She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.
- Synonyms
- dentize, cut new teeth, breed teeth
- Derived terms
- teether, teething ring, unteethed