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baby oil

baby oil noun: a mineral oil used primarily to moisten the skin of babies after bathing.

baby oil: a mineral oil used primarily to moisten the skin of babies after bathing
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Noun

baby oil (countable and uncountable, plural baby oils)

  1. A mineral oil used primarily to moisten the skin of babies after bathing.
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Forms of baby oil

pluralbaby oils

Questions about baby oil

What does baby oil mean?
Baby oil means a mineral oil used primarily to moisten the skin of babies after bathing.
What part of speech is baby oil?
Baby oil is a noun.
What is the plural of baby oil?
The plural of baby oil is baby oils.

Words near baby oil in the dictionary

  1. baby mothers
  2. baby name
  3. baby names
  4. baby needs new shoes
  5. baby of the family
  6. baby oil
  7. baby oils
  8. baby pants
  9. baby pig disease
  10. baby pink
  11. baby pinks

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