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clubfoot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: talipes

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deformity, malformation, misshapenness

Narrower terms: talipes valgus, talipes equinus, talipes calcaneus

History

Etymology

From club + foot.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 畸形足 (jīxíngzú) — foot malformation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬蹄內翻足 /马蹄内翻足 (mǎtí nèifānzú) — foot malformation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 杵狀足 /杵状足 (chǔzhuàngzú) — foot malformation
  • Danish: klumpfod — foot malformation
  • Dutch: klompvoet — foot malformation
  • Dutch: horrelvoet — foot malformation
  • Finnish: kampurajalka — foot malformation
  • French: pied bot — foot malformation
  • German: Klumpfuß — foot malformation
  • Greek: ραιβοϊπποποδία (raivoïppopodía) — foot malformation
  • Hungarian: dongaláb — foot malformation
  • Māori: hape — foot malformation
  • Norwegian: klumpfot — foot malformation
  • Portuguese: pé torto — foot malformation
  • Romanian: varus — foot malformation
  • Russian: косолапость (kosolapostʹ) — foot malformation
  • Samoan: sape — foot malformation
  • Swedish: klumpfot — foot malformation
  • Tongan: hape — foot malformation