amelia

¹ American  

[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh] / əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

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Amelia ² American  

[uh-meel-yuh] / əˈmil yə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

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amelia British  

/ əˈmiːlɪə /

noun

1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

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Etymology

Origin of amelia

First recorded in 1970–75; a- ⁶ + -melia

Example Sentences

Amelia Reid and Samuel Sharp arrived in Dubai last Friday for a long weekend, but by Saturday evening, were forced to shelter in the car park beneath their hotel.

From BBC

Amelia Adams, 34, got interested in the infant microbiome shortly after her daughter Winter was born premature, and later started having gas problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others arrived, and by the time the bell rang, there were seven of us: Noah, Ava, Amelia, Logan, Benjamin, Harper, and me.

From Literature

Noah and Amelia were finishing homework.

From Literature

And in 2019, an Irish Setter from Hampshire, called Amelia, had 16 pups delivered by caesarean section.

From BBC