strawberry-mark

A newborn baby has a small strawberry-mark on her shoulder.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A red birthmark: "strawberry-mark" refers to a benign, reddish vascular birthmark, typically present on the skin of infants. It is caused by an overgrowth of blood vessels and often fades or shrinks over time.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The baby was born with a small strawberry-mark on her cheek. (A red birthmark on the infant's skin.)
  • Doctors assured the parents that the strawberry-mark would likely disappear by age five. (A benign vascular mark that fades naturally.)

Advanced Usage

• "strawberry-mark hemangioma": A medical term for a specific type of infantile hemangioma.
  • The pediatrician diagnosed the red growth as a strawberry-mark hemangioma. (A clinical term for this birthmark.)

Variants and Related Words

• Strawberry (n): the fruit; used here metaphorically to describe the mark's colour and texture.
  • The mark resembled a strawberry in both colour and shape. (Describing the appearance.)

Synonyms

• Hemangioma: a benign tumour of blood vessels.
• Birthmark: a coloured spot on the skin present from birth.
• Nevus: a general term for a birthmark or mole.

Related Idioms

• "Born with a strawberry-mark": to have this specific type of birthmark from birth.
  • She was born with a strawberry-mark on her arm, which later faded. (Describing a congenital skin condition.)