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Definition of Baby powder
1. Noun. Powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing.
Generic synonyms: Powder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baby Powder
Literary usage of Baby powder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Common Sense in the Nursery by Marion Harland (1885)
"Baby-powder, sold in perfumed packages by druggists, is not always to be ...
The "baby-powder" of commerce is sometimes adulterated with sulphate of lime, ..."
2. Babyhood: Devoted Exclusively to the Care of Infants and Young Children (1885)
"To the Editor of BABYHOOD : Is "Baby-powder" injurious to a child's skin?
Everybody uses it in the nursery, yet it would seem that it must choke the pores. ..."
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