birthmark
pronunciation
How to pronounce birthmark in British English:
UK [ˈbɜ:θmɑ:k]
How to pronounce birthmark in American English:
US [ˈbɜrθmɑrk]
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- Noun:
- a blemish on the skin formed before birth
Word Origin
- birthmark (n.)
- also birth-mark, by 1805, from birth (n.) + mark (n.1). Birth marks in 17c. could be longing marks; supposedly they showed the image of something longed for by the mother while expecting. Related: Birthmarked.
Example
- 1. The second birthmark was on his penis , right ?
- 2. I 've never seen a birthmark like that before .
- 3. The biopsy showed that that was a birthmark .
- 4. Will the red birthmark can it ?
- 5. Tianjin birthmark can remove it ?