baby hair
noun
plural baby hairs
: short fine hair that grows along a person's hairline
Many women of color with natural hair and coarser coils use a styling gel pomade to slick down their unruly baby hairs since that hair is usually a softer texture and shorter than the rest.—
Maya Allen
Maya AllenHer long brunette locks had been pulled back in a sleek high ponytail, with a few baby hairs coming loose near her temples.—Ava Bennet
Ava Bennet… using toothbrushes or oversize boar bristle brushes for styling baby hair.—Tembe Denton-Hurst
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Apply it to the skin around the hairline, but be careful to not cover your baby hairs.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
She is known for her perfectly coiffed buns; my baby hairs, on the other hand, refuse to fall in line.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Even her baby hairs had untamed wisps.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Always in pursuit of smoothing out your baby hairs and flyaways?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
She is known for her perfectly coiffed buns; my baby hairs, on the other hand, refuse to fall in line.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Even her baby hairs had untamed wisps.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Always in pursuit of smoothing out your baby hairs and flyaways?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baby hair
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“Baby hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20hair. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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