baby hair
Americannoun
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the hair on the head of a human infant.
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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.
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Over the years, baby hair has taken center stage as a playground for swirling and adorning the hairline.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2021
Hey, you know, it’s not like your baby hair.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021
One wayward baby hair sat just above her left eye.
From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021
Four months postpartum my whole hairline fell out, and now I have a bunch of cowlicks from all the baby hair growing in.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2020
She came over to me, pinched the ends of a few of my plaits, then patted my edges as if she was touching up my baby hair.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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