Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baby hair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: baby hair
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable

noun

The hair of a baby.

Uncountable

noun

Any immature or fine strand of hair, or (uncountably) a collection of such hairs. (Compare baby tooth, baby fat.)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Medium size cornrows going back with a curl at the end of each braid. A silky, smooth, hairline, highlighted with soft black baby hairs."
"You shed your hair, too. Old hairs fall out nearly every day, and new baby hairs grow in their places ."
"He has not made the mistake of giving us a smaller horse, but shows us all the coltish attributes, the curling baby hair on the flanks, the slim gawky legs, and above all the concave face and[…]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

baby hairs (plural)

Questions

What does baby hair mean?: A fine, wispy strand of hair at the edge of a person's (usually a woman's) hairline.

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