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baby blue

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noun

  1. a very light blue.

  2. 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

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