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birth·mark

 (bûrth′märk′)
n.
A skin lesion, such as a nevus or angioma, that is present at birth.
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birthmark

(ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk)
n
(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a blemish or new growth on skin formed before birth, usually brown or dark red; naevus
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birth•mark

(ˈbɜrθˌmɑrk)

n.
a minor disfigurement or blemish on a person's skin at birth; nevus.
[1570–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.birthmark - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birthbirthmark - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
nevus flammeus, port-wine stain - a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple
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birthmark

noun naevus, mole, blemish, port wine stain, strawberry mark a routine operation to remove a birthmark
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
وحْـمـه، شامَه
mateřské znaménko
modermærke
Muttermal
σημάδι
lunar
syntymämerkki
tache de vintache de naissance
mladež
anyajegy
fæîingarblettur
voglia
moedervlek
føflekk
родинка
bendoğum nişanesilekeyama
胎记

birthmark

[ˈbɜːθmɑːk] Nantojo m, marca f de nacimiento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

birthmark

[ˈbɜːrθmɑːrk] nenvie f, tache f de naissancebirth mother n (= biological mother) → mère f biologique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

birthmark

[ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk] nvoglia (sulla pelle)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

birth

(bəːθ) noun
1. (an) act of coming into the world, being born. the birth of her son; deaf since birth.
2. the beginning. the birth of civilization.
birth control
prevention of the conception of children.
ˈbirthday noun
the anniversary of the day on which a person was born. Today is his birthday; (also adjective) a birthday party.
ˈbirthmark noun
a permanent mark on the skin at or from birth. She has a red birthmark on her face.
ˈbirthplace noun
the place where a person etc was born. Shakespeare's birthplace.
ˈbirthrate noun
the number of births per head of population over a given period.
give birth (to)
(of a mother) to produce (a baby) from the womb. She has given birth to two sets of twins.
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birthmark

n marca de nacimiento, antojo (fam)
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When the patch is flat, pink and on the nape of the neck, it's called a stork bite. A patch on the forehead is known as an angel's kiss.
But what started as a "couple of little stork bites" on her face, quickly developed into the birthmark that once drew unpleasant stares.
Stork bites are small, pink and spidery and appear on the back of the neck, the upper eyelids or the nose.
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