superbaby

[ soo-per-bey-bee ]

noun

, plural su·per·ba·bies.

1. an infant whose mental development and language acquisition are stimulated and presumably accelerated by certain teaching methods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of superbaby¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

She added, “I nicknamed him our ‘Superbaby.’”

From New York Times

Pregnant women who have adhered to superbaby regimens announce their newborns’ perfect Apgar scores on Facebook.

From New York Times

“I tried to make a superbaby,” Lanier confesses.

From New York Times

“The Nobel Sperm Bank Celebrity: Since his birth, brilliant, precocious Doron Blake has symbolized the Repository for Germinal Choice. Now the ‘superbaby’ is an 18-year-old college freshman, and he’s longing to be normal,” posted March 16, 2001.

From Slate

“As much as this is a musical,” he said, “it’s like an evolved superbaby of musical and hip-hop. That’s where I come in.”

From New York Times