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baby food

American  

noun

  1. food, as vegetables, fruits, or meat, puréed or minced for easy ingestion by infants.


Etymology

Origin of baby food

First recorded in 1895–1900


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“I was eating baby food to get by. I lost 20 pounds. Heartbreak, man, it’s the best freaking diet,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in Austria in connection with a case in which rat poison was found in jars of baby food, police say.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

"Should you possess HiPP baby food with this marking or notice any irregularities: do not open it," it warned.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

Infant formula and baby food producers are incorporating more prebiotics, which fuel beneficial gut bacteria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Stacked on a bench were boxes and boxes of baby food jars packed full of a brownish paste.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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