Phrase guide

teething troubles

noun · 1 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.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtiːðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/
  • General-American: /ˈtiðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹə-/
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noun

Meaning 1

Problems that are to be expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teething issues, teething problems

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A reference to teething (“the eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth”) and the accompanying discomfort, which occur during early life.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: dětské nemoci — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Danish: børnesygdomme — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Dutch: kinderziekte — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Dutch: groeipijnen — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Finnish: lastentaudit — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • German: Kinderkrankheiten — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Hungarian: kezdeti nehézségek — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Hungarian: gyermekbetegség — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Italian: contrattempi — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Italian: difficoltà — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Italian: imprevisti — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Italian: incidente di percorso — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Italian: problemi di crescita — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: barnesykdommer — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Polish: początkowe problemy — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Russian: де́тская боле́знь (détskaja boléznʹ) — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: дечије болести — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: dečije bolesti — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.
  • Swedish: barnsjukdom — problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.