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Noun: deciduous tooth  di'si-joo-us tooth
  1. One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
    "The child's first deciduous tooth fell out at age six";
    - primary tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth

Derived forms: deciduous teeth

Type of: chopper [informal], tooth

Part of: child's body

Encyclopedia: Deciduous tooth