self-portrait

noun

self-por·​trait ˌself-ˈpȯr-trət How to pronounce self-portrait (audio)
-ˌtrāt
: a portrait of oneself done by oneself

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From your research, what has this self-portrait of Black San Diego looked like? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Raphael's drawing of a young man, believed to be a self-portrait when the artist was just 17 years old. Martha Teichner, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 His many self-portraits show his various physical and emotional states, as reflected in Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-portrait

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First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-portrait was in 1822

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self-portrait

noun
self-por·​trait
ˈself-ˈpōr-trət
-ˈpȯr-
-ˌtrāt
: a portrait of oneself made by oneself

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