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vernix

/ˈvɝnɪks/noun

vernix is a noun meaning “Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-E-R-N-I-X, and it appears about once in every 47 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).

What does vernix mean?

noun

  1. 1

    Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce vernix?

  • UK /ˈvɜːnɪks/
  • US /ˈvɝnɪks/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How common is vernix?

Vernix appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

Where does vernix come from?

Derived from Medieval Latin vernix (“varnish”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).