"baby hair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baby hairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} baby hair (countable and uncountable, plural baby hairs)
  1. (dialect, usually countable) A fine, wispy strand of hair at the edge of a person's (usually a woman's) hairline. Tags: countable, dialectal, usually
    Sense id: en-baby_hair-en-noun-2R-a2QX9
  2. (uncountable) The hair of a baby. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-baby_hair-en-noun--3COKL54
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any immature or fine strand of hair, or (uncountably) a collection of such hairs. (Compare baby tooth, baby fat.) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-baby_hair-en-noun-QeEeZEVV Disambiguation of Hair: 28 10 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 1 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 2 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 2 72

Inflected forms

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        "(dialect, usually countable) A fine, wispy strand of hair at the edge of a person's (usually a woman's) hairline."
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