Definitions for pretenseprÉªËtÉns, Ëpri tÉns. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning(noun) the act of giving a false appearance. his conformity was only pretending. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling(noun) pretending with intention to deceive.
By age 3, your child should have a full set of 20 baby teeth, which shouldn't fall out until his permanent teeth are ready to start coming in, around age 6.
When babies start cutting teeth, the front teeth appear first, and then the molars come along three to six months later. By the time your toddler is three years old, he or she may have a full set of baby teeth 20 in all. Teething pain may start a month or two before the first tooth appears, since the gums become swollen and tender as the teeth start to exert upward pressure on them.