strawberry mark

American  

noun

1. a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.

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strawberry mark British  

noun

1. Also called: strawberry.  Technical name: haemangioma simplex.  a soft raised swelling on the skin, often red, appearing in the weeks after birth. Most will shrink and disappear without treatment

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Etymology

Origin of strawberry mark

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Nestle Nesquik strawberry milk, containing red dye No. 3.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

The designer brand boasts a strawberry milk printed crossbody, a coffee break tote, a silk tomato ketchup bandana, a snack pendant and gold-toned ketchup packet, fries and hot dog drop earrings.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024

The Department of Agriculture in 2018 allowed 1 percent chocolate or strawberry milk back into schools.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

The water resembles strawberry milk, creamily opaque and pastel pink, with tangerines bobbing and sliding as the middle-aged woman reaches tenderly across the baby-blue tub toward her daughter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

Then we would go out for strawberry milk shakes and sing along to Joan Jett on the radio.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter