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butterfly child

butterfly child noun: a child who has epidermolysis bullosa.

Noun

butterfly child (plural butterfly children)

  1. A child who has epidermolysis bullosa.

Forms of butterfly child

pluralbutterfly children

Origin of butterfly child

From the fragility of the skin, likened to the wings of a butterfly.

Questions about butterfly child

What does butterfly child mean?
Butterfly child means a child who has epidermolysis bullosa.
What part of speech is butterfly child?
Butterfly child is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly child?
The plural of butterfly child is butterfly children.

Words near butterfly child in the dictionary

  1. butterfly bush
  2. butterfly bushes
  3. butterfly cake
  4. butterfly cakes
  5. butterfly chair
  6. butterfly child
  7. butterfly children
  8. butterfly clam
  9. butterfly clams
  10. butterfly clip
  11. butterfly clips

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