Standard Lemma guide

teething

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtiːðɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtiðɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -iːðɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: T IY1 DH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of teethe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dentition, odontiasis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

Narrower terms: precocious dentition

History

Etymology

From teethe + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dentició — eruption of milk teeth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長牙 /长牙 (zhǎngyá) — eruption of milk teeth
  • Finnish: hampaiden puhkeaminen — eruption of milk teeth
  • Galician: denticie — eruption of milk teeth
  • Galician: dentición — eruption of milk teeth
  • German: Zahndurchbruch — eruption of milk teeth
  • German: Zahnen — eruption of milk teeth
  • Irish: cur na bhfiacla — eruption of milk teeth
  • Irish: gearradh na bhfiacla — eruption of milk teeth
  • Italian: dentizione — eruption of milk teeth
  • Latin: dentītiō — eruption of milk teeth
  • Latin: dentiō — eruption of milk teeth
  • Polish: ząbkowanie — eruption of milk teeth
  • Russian: проре́зывание зубо́в (prorézyvanije zubóv) — eruption of milk teeth
  • Spanish: dentición — eruption of milk teeth