Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birthmark

/ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: birth-mark
IPA: /ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

Example Sentences

"facial birthmark"
"large birthmark"
"She has a small birthmark on her left shoulder."
"The detective identified him by a distinctive birthmark."
"The pragmatic journalist’s daughter would, and did, explain these “memories” as the work of an imagination hypersensitized by her father’s recent death, but a detail in one letter will not be dismissed. Robert Frobisher mentions a comet-shaped birthmark between his shoulder blade and collarbone."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/

Inflected Forms

birthmarks (plural)

Derived Forms

birthmarked

Frequently Paired Words

mole nevus scar

Synonyms

nevus

Questions

How do you pronounce birthmark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/.
What does birthmark mean?: A mark on the skin formed before birth.
Where does birthmark come from?: From birth + mark. Displaced earlier terms longing mark and mother's mark.

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