noun

tooth

tooth

The baby has a new tooth.

The baby has a new tooth.

I need to brush my teeth.

I need to brush my teeth.

a tooth a single tooth The child lost a tooth.

to have a toothache to have pain in a tooth I have a bad toothache.

Synonyms: fang, molar, incisor

From Old English 'tōþ', from a Proto-Germanic root. Related to words for 'tooth' in many Germanic languages.

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

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