birthmarknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜːθ.mɑːk/us/ˈbɝːθ.mɑːrk/a brownish or reddish mark that is on a person's skin from when they are born
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- hive
- jaundice
- pimple
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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Examples from literature
- He has a birthmark on his leg.
- He has a birthmark.
- She learned intimate details, too, and found out that he had hair on his arms and a birthmark on his shoulder.
- The boy in lifting his left arm had disclosed a dark-brown birthmark shaped like the new moon.
- Violet had a brown birthmark on her neck as large as a silver half-dollar.