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teething vs growing

growing vs teething

teething and growing both are nouns.

teething is not an adjective while growing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
teething Yes No No No
growing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, growing is a hypernym of teething; that is, growing is a word with a broader meaning than teething:
  • teething: the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
  • growing: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Other hypernyms of teething include development, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny.
teething (noun) growing (noun)
the eruption through the gums of baby teeth (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
teething (adjective) growing (adjective)
relating to or suitable for growth
Difference between teething and growing

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