The cheesy stuff is called vernix, and it's a natural moisturizer that protects the baby's skin while she's in the womb.
Source: wiktionary
Vernix
//ˈvɝnɪks//
Synonyms for "vernix" (1 found)
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But when – like Troy in the end of the film – you are presented for the first time with an angry, purple, bloody, vernix-covered, shit-smeared, breathing human being, everything changes.
Source: wiktionary
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