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knock-kneed

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a person or animal, suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: piki — having knees abnormally close together
  • Cebuano: kimpi — having knees abnormally close together
  • Danish: kalveknæet — having knees abnormally close together
  • Dutch: x-benen — having knees abnormally close together
  • Finnish: pihtipolvinen — having knees abnormally close together
  • French: cagneux — having knees abnormally close together
  • Galician: trenco — having knees abnormally close together
  • Galician: crouvexo — having knees abnormally close together
  • Galician: zapexo — having knees abnormally close together
  • German: x-beinig — having knees abnormally close together
  • Hebrew: בֶּרֶךְ קְלוּבָה (berekh kluva) — having knees abnormally close together
  • Latin: varus — having knees abnormally close together
  • Māori: turi haka — having knees abnormally close together
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kalvbeint — having knees abnormally close together
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kalvbent — having knees abnormally close together
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kalvbeint — having knees abnormally close together
  • Polish: koślawy — having knees abnormally close together
  • Spanish: zambo — having knees abnormally close together
  • Spanish: zámbigo — having knees abnormally close together
  • Swedish: kobent — having knees abnormally close together
  • Tagalog: piki — having knees abnormally close together
  • Tagalog: pakid — having knees abnormally close together
  • Cebuano: kimpi — suffering from genu valgum
  • Cebuano: kimpion — suffering from genu valgum
  • Czech: s nohama do x — suffering from genu valgum
  • Finnish: pihtipolvinen — suffering from genu valgum
  • Galician: trenco — suffering from genu valgum
  • Galician: zambro — suffering from genu valgum
  • Galician: crouvexo — suffering from genu valgum
  • Galician: zapexo — suffering from genu valgum
  • Galician: carrancholas — suffering from genu valgum
  • Polish: koślawy — suffering from genu valgum
  • Spanish: befo — suffering from genu valgum
  • Spanish: zambo — suffering from genu valgum