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baby tooth

NOUN
deciduous tooth
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
permanent tooth


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Soon, I was throwing away fifth-grade report cards, old concert tickets and an unidentified baby tooth in a Ziploc bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Eventually, the baby tooth would fall out and the adult would lose the saber support, presumably having learned how to be careful with its saber.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

After the first baby tooth emerges or your child reaches age 1, it’s time to see the dentist, who can add a coat of fluoride varnish to strengthen tooth enamel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

"It is the molar compared to a baby tooth," Helen laughed.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022

They sent a deciduous tooth, a baby tooth as evidence of the lengths to which they are prepared to go to enforce their demands on me.

From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will