/ Dictionary / Index Y yaws: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: yaws Pronunciation: (yôz), [key] — n. (used with a singular v.) Pathol. an infectious, nonvenereal tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue, that is closely related to the agent of syphilis. Also calledCf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yaws (Thesaurus) yawp Yaxchilán Related Content Daily Word Quiz: apiary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language