baby blue
Americannoun
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a very light blue.
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Informal. baby blues, a person's blue eyes.
His charm lies largely in the way he bats his baby blues.
Other Word Forms
- baby-blue adjective
Etymology
Origin of baby blue
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The back wall of the living room was lined with baby blue shiplap that Adams couldn’t stand.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
He threw on a baby blue tie and brought the Belichick apparatus with him to North Carolina.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
The tool’s signature baby blue graphs dot social media and crop up on many of the world’s most popular news websites.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Here she copies a 1978 photo of Cher wearing a custom baby blue Bob Mackie jumpsuit.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
The two men could only stare at the grey walls, the black floor, at the baby blue bars, or at each other.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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