clubfoot

noun

club·​foot ˈkləb-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
: a congenitally misshapen foot twisted out of position
also : this deformity
clubfooted
ˈkləb-ˌfu̇-təd How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
adjective

Examples of clubfoot in a Sentence

clubfoot and other major birth defects
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Most children born with a clubfoot, not to mention more profound disabilities, were left with lifelong pain when walking or standing. — Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025 Her son was born with clubfoot deformities – a condition which can affect mobility. — Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 Hippolyte was perfectly happy, nimbly trotting about on his clubfoot, and had no need of Bovary’s ministrations. — Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 Mullin battled a host of medical conditions as a child, including a clubfoot, which required him to wear leg braces and undergo several operations. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 Another Central Valley battleground district, the 22nd, would likely remain centered around Delano and keep much of its clubfoot that dips into Bakersfield to the south. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Frustrated by his brothers’ insensitivity to his clubfoot during a fateful game of hide-and-seek, Young Oz’s lack of impulse control factored into his decision to trap Jack and Benny in a water overflow tunnel. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 Scottish Rite for Children, based in Dallas, treats orthopedic conditions such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand differences, hip disorders, sports injuries and fractures, as well as arthritic, neurological and learning disorders such as dyslexia. — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clubfoot was circa 1552

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clubfoot

noun
club·​foot ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
: a misshapen foot twisted out of position from birth
also : this deformed condition
clubfooted
-əd How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
adjective

Medical Definition

clubfoot

noun
club·​foot ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
plural clubfeet -ˈfēt How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
1
: any of numerous congenital deformities of the foot in which it is twisted out of position or shape

called also talipes

compare talipes equinovarus, talipes equinus, talipes valgus, talipes varus
2
: a foot affected with clubfoot
clubfooted
-ˈfu̇t-əd How to pronounce clubfoot (audio)
adjective

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