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nounnew baby smell (uncountable)
- informaluncountableThe sweetish, often milky or bready odor of a newborn baby, caused by the vernix caseosa etc. and thought to facilitate maternal bonding.
Synonyms: newborn smell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe sweetish, often milky or bready odor of a newborn baby, caused by the vernix caseosa etc. and thought to facilitate maternal bonding.
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new baby smell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20baby%20smell
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“new baby smell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20baby%20smell. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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