baker-legged

A young child with baker-legged knees builds a sandcastle on the beach.

Definition

Adjective - Having bowlegs: "baker-legged" describes a person whose legs curve outward at the knees, resulting in a bow-legged appearance.

Usage Examples

• (His legs were curved outward due to his occupation.)
• (The child had bowlegs that improved naturally.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be baker-legged": to have a physical condition where the legs bow outward.
  • Many medieval bakers were baker-legged from constantly kneading dough in a wide stance. (The posture of their work caused bowlegs.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bow-legged (adj): having legs that curve outward at the knees.

  • The cowboy was bow-legged from years of riding horses. (His legs curved outward from horseback riding.)

• Baker-leg (n, rare): the condition of having bowlegs, sometimes associated with bakers due to their working posture.

  • The doctor diagnosed the patient with baker-leg. (The patient had bowlegs.)

Synonyms

• Bow-legged: having legs that curve outward.
• Bandy-legged: having legs that curve outward, similar to bow-legged.
• Valgus (medical term): a condition where the knee joint angles outward.

Related Idioms

• "To have a baker's leg": an old-fashioned expression meaning to have bowlegs.
  • He could never be a dancer because he had a baker's leg. (His bowlegs prevented him from dancing well.)