Meanings
nouncradle cap (countable and uncountable, plural cradle caps)
plural cradle caps
- countableuncountablemedicineA form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.
Synonyms: cradle crust, crusta lactea, milk crust, milk scall
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 乳痂, 搖籃帽 /摇篮帽
- 乳痂 (rǔjiā)form of seborrheic dermatitis
- 搖籃帽 /摇篮帽 (yáolánmào)form of seborrheic dermatitis
- 頭泥 /头泥 (tóuní)form of seborrheic dermatitis
- 脂溢性皮膚炎 /脂溢性皮肤炎 (zhīyìxìng pífūyán)form of seborrheic dermatitis
Danish arp
- arpform of seborrheic dermatitis
Finnish maitorupi
- maitorupiform of seborrheic dermatitis
French croûte de lait
- croûte de laitform of seborrheic dermatitis
German Milchschorf
- Milchschorfform of seborrheic dermatitis
Italian crosta lattea
- crosta latteaform of seborrheic dermatitis
Japanese 乳痂
- 乳痂 (nyūka)form of seborrheic dermatitis
Māori pātito
- pātitoform of seborrheic dermatitis
Polish ciemieniucha
- ciemieniuchaform of seborrheic dermatitis
Spanish costra láctea
- costra lácteaform of seborrheic dermatitis
Swedish mjölkskorv
- mjölkskorvform of seborrheic dermatitis
Cite this entry
APA
cradle cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cradle%20cap
MLA
“cradle cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cradle%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cradle cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cradle%20cap.
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