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faire ses dents

French, verb/fɛʁ se dɑ̃/

faire ses dents is a French verb meaning “to teethe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se dit d’un bébé dont les dents poussent”.

What does faire ses dents mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to teethe

  2. 2

    to cut one's teeth

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Se dit d’un bébé dont les dents poussent. 2. Se dit d’un jeune animal dont les dents poussent. 3. Se dit de quelqu’un qui débute, d’une entreprise naissante.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce faire ses dents?

  • /fɛʁ se dɑ̃/
  • \fɛʁ se dɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to faire ses dents

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.