Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bi/
Definition:
1. Soft, flexible external skin fold enclosing the mouth (boca).
2. Human lip, either inferior.
3. Lip-formed anatomical feature.
4. Edge or rim resembling lips.
Significance:
• It defines lips or lip-like structures.
• It emphasizes facial features.
• It identifies anatomical parts.
• It avoids Scandinavian-Germanic origins.
• It simplifies descriptions of lips.
• It improves clarity in medical contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and
Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "lip".
Singular noun: labie
Plural noun: labies
Examples:
• "Cosmetic surgery enhances labies'
appearance."
• "Dentists examine labies for oral sanity."
• "Artists sketch
realistic labies in portraits."
• "Babies suckle labies instinctively."
• "Fashion magazines highlight glossy labies."