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单词 birthmark
释义

birthmark

noun

birth·​mark ˈbərth-ˌmärk How to pronounce birthmark (audio)
: an unusual mark or blemish on the skin at birth : nevus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The independence of the modern Ukrainian state has a nuclear birthmark. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Gorbachev, recognizable for a red birthmark on his bald head, paved the way for the dissolution of the Soviet state. Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 His mother helped confirm his identity through a birthmark on his neck, per CNN. Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2022 His mother told authorities Oswalt had a distinctive birthmark on his neck. Claudia Dominguez, CNN, 16 Apr. 2022 Just 30 days after being born, doctors attempted to remove a birthmark and correct an elongation of his left arm and leg with radiation. Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2022 Serenity has blonde hair, blue eyes and may have a birthmark on her stomach. Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 8 Feb. 2022 Slavery itself was the birthmark of the American Republic. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2021 Like a Hawthorne character forever branded — and cursed — with a birthmark, a black veil or a scarlet letter, Pietro is haunted by the dread that his ugly personal truth will come out. Steven G. Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

birthmark

noun

birth·​mark ˈbərth-ˌmärk How to pronounce birthmark (audio)
: an unusual mark or blemish on the skin at birth

Medical Definition

birthmark

noun

birth·​mark ˈbərth-ˌmärk How to pronounce birthmark (audio)
: an unusual mark or blemish on the skin at birth : nevus

birthmark

noun

as in freckle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • freckle
  • mole
  • blotch
  • splotch
  • patch
  • dot
  • fleck
  • stain
  • speck
  • speckle
  • smudge
  • spot
  • mottle
  • dapple
  • pip
  • blob
  • blot
  • smear
  • eyespot
  • mark
  • splash
  • point
  • spatter
  • smutch
  • polka dot
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