baby oil

noun

: a usually fragrant mineral oil that is used especially to moisturize and cleanse the skin
also : any of various oils used similarly

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Prosecutors have said law enforcement seized drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant from the two homes. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 May 2025 Prosecutors have said that when Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami Beach, Florida, were raided last year, federal agents seized more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant. Adam Reiss, NBC news, 5 May 2025 Authorities in March 2024 seized more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant during searches of Combs' residences in Miami and Los Angeles, prosecutors said. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 When co-host Grandmaison mentioned speculation based on recent civil lawsuits that the depressant drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (also known as GHB) could've been in the baby oil Combs is accused of using during freak-offs, Cannon pushed back. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for baby oil

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby oil was in 1950

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“Baby oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20oil. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

baby oil

noun
: a usually pleasant-smelling oil used especially to add moisture to and clean the skin

Medical Definition

baby oil

noun
: a usually fragrant mineral oil that is used especially to moisturize and cleanse the skin
also : any of various oils used similarly
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