clubfoot
noun
club·foot
ˈkləb-ˌfu̇t 
: a congenitally misshapen foot twisted out of position
also
: this deformity
Examples of clubfoot in a Sentence
clubfoot and other major birth defects
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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.
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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
Her son was born with clubfoot deformities – a condition which can affect mobility.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 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
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
Jack, who has autism and has been treated since birth for bilateral complex clubfoot (the soles of his feet touched each other), saw some buses at his school that were propane-powered.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 July 2022
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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
Her son was born with clubfoot deformities – a condition which can affect mobility.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 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
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
Jack, who has autism and has been treated since birth for bilateral complex clubfoot (the soles of his feet touched each other), saw some buses at his school that were propane-powered.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 July 2022
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“Clubfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubfoot. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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clubfoot
noun
club·foot
ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t
: a misshapen foot twisted out of position from birth
also
: this deformed condition
Medical Definition
clubfoot
noun
club·foot
ˈkləb-ˈfu̇t
plural clubfeet
-ˈfēt
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 varus2
: a foot affected with clubfoot
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