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baby powder

baby powder noun: an astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.

Noun

baby powder (countable and uncountable, plural baby powders)

  1. An astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.
  2. (slang, very uncommon) Cocaine.

Forms of baby powder

pluralbaby powders

Questions about baby powder

What does baby powder mean?
Baby powder means an astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.
What part of speech is baby powder?
Baby powder is a noun.
What is the plural of baby powder?
The plural of baby powder is baby powders.

Words near baby powder in the dictionary

  1. baby oils
  2. baby pants
  3. baby pig disease
  4. baby pink
  5. baby pinks
  6. baby powder
  7. baby powders
  8. baby primrose
  9. baby primroses
  10. baby queer
  11. baby queers

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