harelip
English
noun
Definitions
- (teratology) A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.
Etymology
Compound from English hare (harry) + English lip (verbal impertinence, backtalk, fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth).
Origin
English
lip
Gloss
verbal impertinence, backtalk, fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blacklip English
- bushlip English
- forhare English
- goldlip English
- hare English
- hare's ear English
- hare-skin English
- harebell English
- harebrain English
- harebrained English
- harefoot English
- harehound English
- harekind English
- harelike English
- harelipped English
- harish English
- lip English
- lip-strap English
- lipcoat English
- lipcurl English
- lipless English
- liplet English
- liplike English
- lipline English
- lipliner English
- liplock English
- lippage English
- lipped English
- lippie English
- lippy English
- lipread English
- lipreader English
- lipslide English
- lipstick English
- overlip English
- pseudolip English
- underlip English
- whitelip English
- hare Middle English
- lippe Middle English
- lip
- hare
- lippy
- lipped
- liplet
- harish
- lippie
- lipless
- bushlip
- lipline
- lipread
- lippage
- liplike
- overlip
- goldlip
- forhare
- liplock
- lipcoat
- lipcurl
- lipstick
- harebell
- harelike
- harekind
- whitelip
- harefoot
- lipliner
- lipslide
- blacklip
- underlip
- hare-skin
- lipreader
- lip-strap
- pseudolip
- harebrain
- harehound
- hare's ear
- harelipped
- harebrained