/ˈtiːθ/, /ˈtiːf/, /ˈtiθ/
OriginFrom Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.
- form-of, pluralplural of tooth
- informal, plural, plural-onlyThe ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
“The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.”
- Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).
“Thus, a mother should not think that there is something wrong just because her baby teeths, crawls, walks, or talks earlier or later than her neighbor's baby.”
Formsteeths(present, singular, third-person) · teething(participle, present) · teethed(participle, past) · teethed(past)