baby tooth

British

noun

another term for milk tooth

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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

The double-fanged specimens from La Brea, which have been considered rare cases of individuals with delayed loss of the baby tooth, gave Tseng a different idea -- that they had an evolutionary purpose.

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

"It is the molar compared to a baby tooth," Helen laughed.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022

They used that gimmick on me when I lost my first baby tooth.

From The Big Fix by Bernklau

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