noun

tooth

tooth

I have a loose tooth.

I have a loose tooth.

The baby has one new tooth.

The baby has one new tooth.

((a/one's)) tooth a hard, calcified structure in the jaw I have a broken tooth.

Synonyms: fang (for animals), ivory

From Old English 'tōþ', from Proto-Germanic '*tanþs', a common root in Germanic languages.

Remember the irregular plural: one tooth, two teeth. It follows the same pattern as 'foot' and 'feet'.

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