Phrase guide

crow's feet

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: laughter lines

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crow's foot, laugh line

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English crowes feet.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: potes de gall — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚尾紋 /鱼尾纹 (yúwěiwén) — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Dutch: kraaienpoten — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Finnish: harakanvarpaat — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Finnish: naururypyt — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • French: pattes d'oie — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • German: Krähenfüße — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Ancient Greek: ὠλίγγη (ōlíngē) — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Hungarian: szarkaláb — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Icelandic: broshrukkur — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Irish: crúba gé — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Italian: zampe di gallina — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Japanese: カラスの足跡 (karasuno ashiato) — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Polish: kurze łapki — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Portuguese: pés de galinha — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Russian: гуси́ные ла́пки (gusínyje lápki) — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Spanish: patas de gallo — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Swedish: kråksparkar — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Swedish: kråkfötter — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Thai: ตีนกา (dtiin-gaa) — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Vietnamese: vết chân chim — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
  • Welsh: rhychau mân — wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye