baby lust

[ bey-bee luhst ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a strong desire to have a child:

   Both couples had been suffering from bouts of baby lust and bonded immediately.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby lust¹

First recorded in 1930–35, in the sense of a baby's desire for its mother's milk

Example Sentences

In many ways, grandbaby lust is a lot like the baby lust of younger women, with the same uncertainties of fertility, desire and commitment.

From New York Times

I have never understood the term some women use to describe their feeling of wanting a child—“baby lust.”

From Salon

So Elsa, who seems to suffer from both a permanent manic disorder and a bad case of baby lust, decides to mix in a little human DNA.

From Salon