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  1. deciduous tooth
  2. milk tooth
  3. baby tooth
  4. also written 乳齒|乳齿[ru3 chi3]
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. deciduous tooth
    2. This refers to the first set of teeth that children develop, which eventually fall out to make way for permanent teeth.
    Children's deciduous teeth usually start to fall out around the age of six.
    These milk teeth will be replaced by permanent teeth.
  2. milk tooth
    3. A more informal term for a child's first teeth that are softer and whiter than adult teeth.
    Her daughter just got her first milk tooth.
    Taking care of milk teeth is very important for children's oral health.
  3. baby tooth
    4. Another way to refer to the same type of tooth, emphasizing that these are the teeth of infants and young children.
    He already had many baby teeth when he was two years old.
    Good habits for caring for baby teeth should be cultivated from a young age.
Generated collocations (experimental)
deciduous toothmilk toothbaby toothtemporary toothyoung toothtooth transition periodmilk tooth stagedeciduous tooth sheddingdevelopment of milk teethdurable milk teethtimely tooth replacement
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