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# birthmark

«birthmark» in Mova's school dictionary: **a coloured mark on the skin that a person is born with or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a birthmark, birthmarks)

### meaning for a pupil

A birthmark is a coloured mark on the skin that a person is born with or that appears soon after birth. It can be red, pink, brown or blue and is usually harmless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, birthmarks are explained as normal differences in skin, made by extra blood vessels or extra colour (pigment). In stories, a birthmark sometimes helps someone recognise a lost child or a hero. In kindness lessons children learn not to tease anyone about how their skin looks. Phrases: «a strawberry birthmark», «have a birthmark on».

### examples

- She has a small birthmark on her arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x1)
- My baby brother has a pink birthmark on his neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x2)
- Most birthmarks are harmless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x3)
- Some birthmarks fade as you grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x4)
- In the story, the prince was known by his birthmark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x5)
- His birthmark is shaped like a star. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x6)
- Never tease someone about a birthmark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x7)
- The doctor checked the birthmark and said it was fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/#x8)

### note

One word: birthmark. Countable. Not the same as a freckle or mole, though moles can be birthmarks. If any skin mark changes, grows quickly or bleeds, see a doctor.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «birthmark» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.