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Definition of Teether
1. Noun. A device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething, often filled with a fluid or gel that can be frozen or refrigerated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teether
1. an object for a baby to bite on during teething [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teether
Literary usage of Teether
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1905)
"What does the child want ? Didn'tI lell you not to pinch me like that ? He was
an awful hard teether. I walked with him, I tell you, day an' night. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1814)
"Brought up by ó pious teether in the fear and love oftbe Lord, she served God
when she was young ; sad be ‘lid not forsake her in her old age. ..."
3. Moriah's Mourning, and Other Half-Hour Sketches by Ruth McEnery Stuart (1898)
"Dat little teether, I done tol' Pete ter fetch her over ter me right away.
Time I doctors her wid proper teas, an' washes her in good warm pot-liquor, ..."
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