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BABY TOOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does baby tooth mean?
• BABY TOOTH (noun)
The noun BABY TOOTH has 1 sense:
1. one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
Familiarity information: BABY TOOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
baby tooth; deciduous tooth; milk tooth; primary tooth
Hypernyms ("baby tooth" is a kind of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
Holonyms ("baby tooth" is a part of...):
child's body (the body of a human child)
Context examples
The scientists determined this by using lasers to map the growth rings in baby teeth generated during different developmental periods.
(Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH)
Baby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of the essential nutrients zinc and manganese, compared to teeth from children without autism.
(Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH)
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