cut a tooth

idiom

of a baby
: to have a tooth begin to come through the gums
Their baby daughter cut her first tooth yesterday.

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“Cut a tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20a%20tooth. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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