teething ring

noun

: a usually rubber or plastic ring for a teething infant to bite on

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Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination. Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024 Kianna, 5 months old, stood in a bouncer chewing a teething ring. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teething ring was in 1872

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“Teething ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teething%20ring. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.

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