乳歯

にゅうし

Meanings

1. Noun baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth

Kanji

• 乳 milk. Read as ニュウ.
• 歯 tooth. Read as シ.

Example sentences

• 息子の乳歯が永久歯に変わりました。
  All my son's adult teeth are in.
• 乳歯が抜けないうちに後ろから永久歯がはえてきました。
  His permanent tooth is coming in behind his baby tooth.
• 彼はまだ乳歯がある？
  Does he still have baby teeth?

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