harelip
Americannoun
noun
Sensitive Note
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.
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Etymology
Origin of harelip
Example Sentences
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Their romance is more awkward than whirlwind as he fears she will dislike him because of his severe harelip and recurring nightmares.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2021
Jane Click’s son, Billy, had a friend, a shy child with a harelip.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018
She can’t see his harelip and understands the way he speaks because she listens intently, so he lets her in, overcoming his shyness.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2015
The one about the man with a harelip and the woman with St. Vitus' dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yummy had a pronounced harelip that slurred his speech badly.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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