milk tooth

noun

1. one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.

milk tooth

noun

1. any of the first teeth to erupt; a deciduous tooth Also calledbaby tooth See also dentition

Word History and Origins

Origin of milk tooth¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Davey spat out a milk tooth, his right top incisor, and cried around the blood that coursed down his face.

From Project Gutenberg

At the age of four the lower jaw has four permanent and one milk tooth on either side.

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