birthmark

[burth-mahrk]

noun

1. a minor disfigurement or blemish on a person's skin at birth; nevus.

birthmark

/ ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk /

noun

1. a blemish or new growth on skin formed before birth, usually brown or dark red; naevus

Word History and Origins

Origin of birthmark¹

First recorded in 1570–80; birth + mark ¹

Example Sentences

They are asking the public to keep an eye out for the 5-foot-7 Asian male, who has black hair, black eyes, a birthmark on his left upper shoulder and weighs around 170 pounds.

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He has the tender, shining eyes of an ingenue while Del Campo, who has a striking birthmark on her cheek, is a femme fatale able to hold her own against Wolff’s selfish, useless playboy.

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Mr Rhodes was referring to a social media post on X which read: "That is his actual face which is deformed from a birthmark."

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She started using camouflage make-up from the age of five and from the age of about 11 began fully covering her birthmark and wearing clothes that hid her body.

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Gran kissed a finger and touched the tiniest mole on the back of Ella's neck, a kidney bean-shaped spot that resembled a tiny birthmark to most, or an unfortunate puffy tattoo to others.

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