baby teeth
Milk teeth alternative
Baby teeth are the first set of teeth that emerge in infancy and fall out during childhood, replaced by permanent adult teeth.
Also called milk teeth or deciduous teeth.
The tooth fairy traditionally leaves money under a child's pillow in exchange for a lost baby tooth.
Front cutting teeth
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- caninesDog family members
- cuspidsConical tearing teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
dentin · crown · root · gums · dentition · mandibular · maxillary · dental arch
First molars emerging
- pacifierInfant sucking device
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- nurseryRoom for infants
- lullabySoothing song for babies
storybook · naptime · highchair · bibs · drooling · sippy cup · weaning · chewing
Tending to teeter
- fall outTo have a dispute
- wigglingMoving with small twists
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
- resorptionBody reclaiming its tissue
pulling · extraction · gap · replacement · transitional
Violent sudden release
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- emergenceComing into existence
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
Freedom from wrongdoing
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- growing upDeveloping into adulthood
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
memory · nostalgia · rite of passage · maturity · coming of age · cherubic · tender · precious
incisors
Front cutting teeth
enamel · dentin · crown · root · gums · dentition · mandibular · maxillary · dental arch · pulp
teething
First molars emerging
lullaby · storybook · naptime · highchair · bibs · drooling · sippy cup · weaning · chewing · gnawing
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- fall outTo have a dispute
- wigglingMoving with small twists
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
resorption · pulling · extraction · gap · replacement · transitional
eruption
Violent sudden release
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- emergenceComing into existence
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- growing upDeveloping into adulthood
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
keepsake · memory · nostalgia · rite of passage · maturity · coming of age · cherubic · tender · precious · fleeting
- Dentistdentist, dental floss, dental hygienist, cavity filling, cavity
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- dentistrydentist, dentists, dental care, filling, fillings
- teethincisors, incisor, canine, canines, molar
- baby traitschubby cheeks, big eyes, button nose, dimples, toothless
- childhoodchildhood, child, kid, toys, play