Birthmark

//ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mark on the skin formed before birth.
  2. 2
    a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth wordnet

Synonyms

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blackheadblazeblebblemishblisterblotch

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"The tiny birthmark took nothing from her loveliness."

Etymology

From birth + mark. Displaced earlier terms longing mark and mother's mark.

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