baby hair

American  

[bay-bee hair] / ˈbeɪ bi ˈhɛər /

noun

plural

baby hairs

1. the hair on the head of a human infant.

2. Often baby hairs, the short, fine hair that grows along a person's hairline, which some people style with hair products so that it lies flat in patterns on the forehead or scalp.

3. lanugo.

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Example Sentences

“Just a bit. You’re born with it, like fingers and toes and fuzzy baby hair. Some of us make use of it. And some do not.”

From Literature

Over the years, baby hair has taken center stage as a playground for swirling and adorning the hairline.

From Los Angeles Times

“I invented a baby hair brush. I want to open an aquarium in New Jersey. I want to buy my mom a car. She’s such a good woman, I want to make it so she won’t ever have to work again.”

From Los Angeles Times

Hey, you know, it’s not like your baby hair.

From Washington Post

One wayward baby hair sat just above her left eye.

From Washington Times