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cleft chin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
cleft- chin
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of a genetic trait in which a fissure in the lower jaw causes a visible dimple in the center of the chin.

Etymology

From cleft + chin. Compare Middle English clove chynne (“cleft chin”, literally “cloven chin”).

Inflected Forms

cleft chins (plural)

Synonyms

bum chin butt chin chin cleft chin dimple superhero chin mental cleft

Questions

What does cleft chin mean?
The presence of a genetic trait in which a fissure in the lower jaw causes a visible dimple in the center of the chin.
Where does cleft chin come from?
From cleft + chin. Compare Middle English clove chynne (“cleft chin”, literally “cloven chin”).

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