milk tooth


milk tooth

noun

Definition of MILK TOOTH

: a temporary tooth of a young mammal; especially : one of the human dentition including four incisors, two canines, and four molars in each jaw —called also baby tooth, deciduous tooth

First Known Use of MILK TOOTH

1738

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