cradle cap

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   a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants

   Broaderdermatitis

Questions about cradle cap

What does cradle cap mean?

cradle cap means "a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants".

Is cradle cap a common word?

cradle cap is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.