baby tooth

NOUN

deciduous tooth

Synonyms

WEAK

milk tooth primary tooth

Antonyms

WEAK

permanent tooth

Example Sentences

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Soon, I was throwing away fifth-grade report cards, old concert tickets and an unidentified baby tooth in a Ziploc bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Eventually, the baby tooth would fall out and the adult would lose the saber support, presumably having learned how to be careful with its saber.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

After the first baby tooth emerges or your child reaches age 1, it’s time to see the dentist, who can add a coat of fluoride varnish to strengthen tooth enamel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Ella Mann, from Dovercourt in Essex, first went to the dentist with an issue with a baby tooth in December 2019.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

While this is a deciduous tooth, I mean a baby tooth, it is not Thomas's tooth.

From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will