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

Her long brunette locks had been pulled back in a sleek high ponytail, with a few baby hairs coming loose near her temples.

—Ava Bennet

… using toothbrushes or oversize boar bristle brushes for styling baby hair.

—Tembe Denton-Hurst

Examples of baby hair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plus, the under-$10 conditioner and hair oil that helped grow new baby hairs. — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 May 2026

Up top, her hair was given pompadour-esque oomph with a hint of waviness and swoopy, soft baby hairs. — Marci Robin, Allure, 26 May 2026

This ultimate finishing step takes less than a minute and is perfect for smoothing stubborn baby hairs or frizz for a sleek, pro-level blowout. — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baby hair

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