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baby's tears
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
variants: less commonly
baby tears
Definition of baby's tears
: a prostrate or creeping sparsely hairy Corsican herb (Soleirolia soleirolii synonym Helxine soleirolii) of the family Urticaceae often grown especially as a house plant for its mosslike small round short-stalked leaves
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First Known Use of baby's tears
1930
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