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harelip

[ hair-lip ]
/ ˈhɛərˌlɪp /

noun

Usually Offensive. cleft lip.

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Origin of harelip

First recorded in 1560–70; hare + lip

usage note for harelip

The term harelip is usually perceived as insulting because it compares the deformity in humans to the normal cleft lip of a hare. The accepted term for this medical condition is cleft lip.

OTHER WORDS FROM harelip

harelipped, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH harelip

harebrained, harelip

Words nearby harelip

hare and hounds, harebell, harebrained, hareem, Hare Krishna, harelip, harem, harem pants, hare's-foot, hare's-foot fern, harestail
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British Dictionary definitions for harelip

harelip
/ (ˈhɛəˌlɪp) /

noun

a congenital cleft or fissure in the midline of the upper lip, resembling the cleft upper lip of a hare, often occurring with cleft palatePreferred form cleft lip

Derived forms of harelip

harelipped, adjective
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Medical definitions for harelip

harelip
[ hâr′lĭp′ ]

n.

cleft lip
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