clubfoot

American  

[kluhb-foot] / ˈklʌbˌfʊt /

noun

• clubfeet
  plural

1. a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.

2. the condition of having such a foot; talipes.

3. Also called club. Nautical. a short boom for fastening to the foot of a jib.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• clubfooted
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• clubfeet
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of clubfoot

First recorded in 1530–40; club + foot

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

clubfoot clubfeet

Cosmo had recently lost an eye; Hook was born with a clubfoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

One girl with clubfoot, a congenital deformity, who was desperate for orthotic shoes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

This is the ideal time to correct clubfoot.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022

Serigne has clubfoot, also known as talipes, and today is another step in the journey to correct that.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022

He has a clubfoot like Byron, which was why he hadn’t joined up.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Elijah is often carried because of his limb difference and clubfeet, meaning that instead of being straight, his feet are twisted inward and his toes point downward.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

In Chile, baby Bernardo’s parents said they visited with a few doctors about their child’s clubfeet before eventually connecting with Dalia Sepulveda, a Chilean doctor in who serves on Ponseti International’s advisory board.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2014

Several mummies revealed instances of cleft palate, clubfeet, flat feet and bone degeneration.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2010

Son of a Los Angeles dry cleaner, Sherry was born with clubfeet, did not recover from corrective surgery until he was twelve.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stearman discovered that the Siriono were thirty times more likely to be born with clubfeet than typical human populations.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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