milk tooth

noun

Definition of MILK TOOTH

: a temporary tooth of a young mammal; especially : one of the human dentition including four incisors, two canines, and four molars in each jaw —called also baby tooth, deciduous tooth

See milk tooth defined for English-language learners

See milk tooth defined for kids

First Known Use of MILK TOOTH

1738

Rhymes with MILK TOOTH

bucktooth, cheek tooth, dogtooth, Duluth, egg tooth, eyetooth, forsooth, half-truth, home truth, houndstooth, in truth, Kossuth, sawtooth, selcouth, sweet tooth, tollbooth, uncouth, untruth, vermouth

MILK TOOTH Defined for Kids

milk tooth

noun

plural milk teeth

Definition of MILK TOOTH for Kids

: one of the first and temporary teeth of which humans grow 20

Medical Dictionary

milk tooth

noun

Medical Definition of MILK TOOTH

: a temporary tooth of a young mammal; especially : one of the human dentition including four incisors, two canines, and four molars in each jaw which fall out during childhood and are replaced by the permanent teeth—called also baby tooth, deciduous tooth, primary tooth