Meaning of baby hair | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fine, wispy strand of hair at the edge of a person's (usually a woman's) hairline.
   countable, dialectal, usually
2. The hair of a baby.
   uncountable
3. Any immature or fine strand of hair, or (uncountably) a collection of such hairs. (Compare baby tooth, baby fat.)
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“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[…]”

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