Word of the Day - Lanugo

[debodun]

Lanugo (noun) - fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a newborn human.

Lanugo functions as an anchor to hold the vernix caseosa on the skin.

 

[Em in Ohio]

My eldest granddaughter had such a heavy coating of Lanugo that we considered giving her a shave! (Just kidding!)

 

[Lavinia]

When my last baby was born, the midwife said he was born a bit early because he was covered in lanugo.