Baby tooth
milk tooth.
one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.
Historical Examples
The baby tooth, as I have already explained, is formed in a little pocket in the gum.
Natural Wonders Edwin Tenney Brewster
noun
another term for milk tooth
noun
any of the first teeth to erupt; a deciduous tooth Also called baby tooth See also dentition
baby tooth n.
See deciduous tooth.
milk tooth n.
See deciduous tooth.
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