the soft, boneless area covered by a membrane in the skull of a baby, which is later closed up by the formation of bone; fontanelle.

(dial) intestinal inflammation characterised by abdominal pain and frequent and intense diarrhoea with bloody, mucous faeces; dysentery.

an ill-fated person.

any of the soft, boneless area in the skull of a baby, which is later closed up by the formation of bone; fontanelle.