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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtiːðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtiðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/ [General-American], /ˈtɹə-/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-teething troubles.ogg
Etymology: A reference to teething (“the eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth”) and the accompanying discomfort, which occur during early life. Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=teething troubles}} teething troubles pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) Problems that are to be expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Teeth Synonyms: teething issues, teething problems Related terms: growing pains Translations (problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.): dětské nemoci [feminine, plural] (Czech), børnesygdomme [plural] (Danish), kinderziekte [feminine] (Dutch), lastentaudit (Finnish), Kinderkrankheiten [feminine, plural] (German), kezdeti nehézségek [plural] (Hungarian), gyermekbetegség (Hungarian), contrattempi [masculine, plural] (Italian), difficoltà [feminine] (Italian), imprevisti [masculine, plural] (Italian), incidente di percorso [masculine] (Italian), problemi di crescita [masculine, plural] (Italian), barnesykdommer [masculine, plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), początkowe problemy [masculine, plural] (Polish), де́тская боле́знь (détskaja boléznʹ) [feminine] (Russian), дечије болести [Cyrillic, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), dečije bolesti [Latin, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian)

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        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "дечије болести"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "problems that are expected with any new and untried product, venture, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "dečije bolesti"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teething troubles"
}

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