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Baby Bell

noun

  1. one of the seven regional telephone companies formed after the breakup of the Bell system in 1983.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Baby Bell1

An Americanism dating back to 1985–90

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Example Sentences

"Baby Bell" always seemed perfection, before, but now that I have children it has got even beyond that.

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