Milk Tooth (Noun)
Meaning
One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children).
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Children often lose their first milk tooth around the age of five or six.
- She couldn't wait to put her milk tooth under the pillow for the tooth fairy to collect.
- Milk tooth is also known as baby tooth, primary tooth, or deciduous tooth.
- Dentists often check children's milk teeth to see if there are any early signs of tooth decay.
- He placed his milk tooth in a special envelope with a note to the tooth fairy, eager for a reward.