hunchback
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from hunchbacked.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
hunchback (plural hunchbacks)
- One who is stooped or hunched over.
- A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
- (derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
one who is stooped or hunched over — see humpback
deformed upper spinal column — see humpback
derogatory: person with kyphosis
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