teething

/'ti:ðiɳ/

Thân thiện

A baby is teething and chewing on a cool teething ring.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process of a baby's first teeth growing and breaking through the gums: "teething" refers specifically to the natural developmental stage when an infant's primary teeth (baby teeth) emerge through the gum line.

Usage

• As a Subject: "Teething can be a difficult time for both babies and parents."
• As an Object: "The doctor gave us advice on managing her teething."
• With Prepositions: Commonly used with "during" (during teething) or "through" (going through teething).

Examples

• Noun:
  • Excessive drooling is a common symptom of teething.
  • Many parents use chilled teething rings to soothe their baby's discomfort.

Advanced Usage

• "Teething troubles/problems": This idiom extends the concept metaphorically to describe the initial difficulties or minor problems encountered when starting a new project, using new equipment, or in the early stages of any new venture.
  • The new software had some teething problems in the first week, but it's running smoothly now.

Variants and Related Words

• Teethe (verb): The action of cutting teeth.
  • Our baby has started to teethe.
• Teether (noun): An object, often a ring, designed for a baby to bite on during teething.
• Dentition (noun): A more formal term for the process or pattern of teeth development.

Synonyms

• Odontiasis: A technical/medical synonym for teething.
• Cutting teeth: A common informal phrase with the same meaning (e.g., "The baby is cutting teeth.").

Related Phrases

• To be teething: Describes the state of a baby undergoing this process.
  • Is she fussy because she's teething?

Related Idioms

• Teething troubles/problems: As described in Advanced Usage, this is the primary idiom derived from the core meaning.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dentition
• odontiasis