birthmark
noun
a minor disfigurement or blemish on a person's skin at birth; nevus.
birthmarks
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pluralof birthmark.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Laura said she became increasingly self-conscious and started using makeup to hide her birthmarks, eventually covering herself from head to toe.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mutations in the skin, for example, occasionally resulted in unusual pigment patterns such as port-wine stain birthmarks.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
The finalists are examined by the priest’s wife for scars, birthmarks and other perceived defects.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Even among humans, identical twins can possess different birthmarks, wrinkles, or other features that arise during development sometimes due to differential gene expression.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Faces are a mercy; most identifications come after scrutiny of birthmarks, scraps of clothing, scars.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
