産うぶ毛げ

noun

downy hair; peach fuzz; vellus hair

Fine, soft hair on the body, especially of a baby or on areas not normally covered by terminal hair. In everyday language, often called 'peach fuzz'.

• 赤あかちゃんのほっぺたには産うぶ毛げが生はえている。

  The baby's cheeks are covered with downy hair.

• 彼かの女じょの腕うでには金きん色いろの産うぶ毛げがうっすらと見みえた。

  Fine golden hairs were faintly visible on her arms.

noun

lanugo

Medical/biological term for the fine hair covering a fetus or newborn. In non-specialist contexts, sense 1 is used.

• 産うぶ毛げは胎たい児じの体からだを保ほ護ごする役やく割わりがある。

  Lanugo serves to protect the fetus's body.