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1. predeciduous t. 2. neonatal t. 3. deciduous t.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Milk tooth — Milk Milk (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj[ o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ame lgein.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milk tooth — plural milk teeth n BrE one of the first set of teeth that babies and young children have = ↑baby tooth … Dictionary of contemporary English
milk tooth — milk ,tooth (plural milk ,teeth) noun count BRITISH a BABY TOOTH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
milk tooth — milk′ tooth n. den deciduous tooth • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
milk tooth — ► NOUN ▪ a temporary tooth in a child or young mammal … English terms dictionary
milk tooth — n. any of the temporary, first set of teeth of young mammals: normally a child s set consists of 20, including 8 incisors, 4 cuspids, and 8 molars … English World dictionary
milk tooth — noun one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) • Syn: ↑primary tooth, ↑deciduous tooth, ↑baby tooth • Hypernyms: ↑tooth • Part Holonyms: ↑child s body * * * … Useful english dictionary
milk tooth — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms milk tooth : singular milk tooth plural milk teeth British any of the first teeth that a child has, which fall out when the adult teeth start to develop … English dictionary
milk tooth — milk teeth N COUNT: usu pl Your milk teeth are the first teeth that grow in your mouth, which later fall out and are replaced by a second set … English dictionary
milk tooth — noun Any tooth of the first set of teeth of young people (or livestock.) Syn: deciduous tooth, baby tooth, temporary tooth, primary tooth … Wiktionary
