harelip

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noun

A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.

“I don't care if it harelips the governor.”

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounharelip (plural harelips)

plural harelips

  1. medicineA congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.

    Synonyms: cleft lip

verbharelip (third-person singular simple present harelips, present participle harelipping, simple past and past participle harelipped)

present singular third person harelips · participle present harelipping · participle past harelipped · past harelipped

  1. transitiveTo curse (as if by causing a harelip),

    I don't care if it harelips the governor.

    1 more example

    I'm gonna get them doors open if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek!

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nouna congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip

Broader
birth defectcongenital anomalycongenital defect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans haaslip
  • haaslipcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Bulgarian заешка устна
  • заешка устна (zaeška ustna)congenital malformation of the upper lip
Catalan llavi leporí, llavi fes
  • llavi leporícongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • llavi fescongenital malformation of the upper lip
Chinese Mandarin 兔脣 /兔唇
  • 兔脣 /兔唇 (tùchún)congenital malformation of the upper lip
Danish hareskår, læbespalte
  • hareskårcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • læbespaltecongenital malformation of the upper lip
Dutch hazenlip
  • hazenlipcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Finnish huulihalkio
  • huulihalkiocongenital malformation of the upper lip
French bec de lièvre, bec-de-lièvre
  • bec de lièvrecongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • bec-de-lièvrecongenital malformation of the upper lip
German Hasenscharte
  • Hasenschartecongenital malformation of the upper lip
Hungarian nyúlajak, nyúlszáj
  • nyúlajakcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • nyúlszájcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • ajakhasadékcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Icelandic héravör
  • héravörcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Irish bearna mhíl, bearna ghiorria
  • bearna mhílcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • bearna ghiorriacongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • gnáscongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • failccongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • séanascongenital malformation of the upper lip
Italian labbro leporino, lagostoma
  • labbro leporinocongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • lagostomacongenital malformation of the upper lip
Japanese 口唇裂, 兎唇
  • 口唇裂 (kōshinretsu)congenital malformation of the upper lip
  • 兎唇congenital malformation of the upper lip
  • 兎欠 (iguchi)congenital malformation of the upper lip
  • 兎口 (mitsukuchi)congenital malformation of the upper lip
  • 欠唇 (iguchi)congenital malformation of the upper lip
  • 三つ口 (mitsukuchi)congenital malformation of the upper lip
Korean 언청이
  • 언청이 (eoncheong'i)congenital malformation of the upper lip
Latin labium leporinum
  • labium leporinumcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Māori ngutu riwha
  • ngutu riwhacongenital malformation of the upper lip
Polish zajęcza warga
  • zajęcza wargacongenital malformation of the upper lip
Portuguese lábio leporino
  • lábio leporinocongenital malformation of the upper lip
Russian за́ячья губа́
  • за́ячья губа́ (zájačʹja gubá)congenital malformation of the upper lip
Scottish Gaelic failc
  • failccongenital malformation of the upper lip
Spanish labio leporino, cheuto
  • labio leporinocongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • cheutocongenital malformation of the upper lip
Swedish harmynthet, läppspalt
  • harmynthetcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • läppspaltcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Tagalog tangab, bingot
  • tangabcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • bingotcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Turkish tavşan dudağı, yarık dudak
  • tavşan dudağıcongenital malformation of the upper lip
  • yarık dudakcongenital malformation of the upper lip
Vietnamese sứt môi
  • sứt môicongenital malformation of the upper lip
Welsh gwefus fylchog
  • gwefus fylchogcongenital malformation of the upper lip

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APA

harelip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harelip

MLA

“harelip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harelip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harelip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harelip.

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