teethe

teethe

[teeth]
verb (used without object), teethed, teeth·ing.
to grow teeth; cut one's teeth.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English tethen, derivative of teth teeth

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teethe (tiːð) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(intr) to cut one's baby (deciduous) teeth

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teethe
c.1410, probably from an unrecorded O.E. verb *teþan, from toþ (see tooth). Teething is attested from 1732.
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