gap-toothed

Meaning

1. exhibiting a gap between the teeth, especially between the two upper central incisors
2. exhibiting a gap where a tooth is missing, as of a child who has lost a baby tooth, or an adult who has lost a permanent tooth

Synonyms

toothless

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gap tothed

In summary

From Middle English gap tothed, gapt tothed (also gaptothe), alteration of earlier gat-tothed (literally “gate-toothed”), equivalent to gap + toothed.