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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

Example Sentences

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The company last year started selling baby food pouches with probiotics, which now outsell those marketed for immune support and brain support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

If the same apples were sold as processed baby food, 93 percent of the samples would be banned, PAN Europe said, as their pesticide residues exceed the stricter limits set for children under three.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Think beef, coffee, eggs, car insurance, used cars and baby food, among other things.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

“Whole Foods has great brand equity. It’s been built up over decades,” said John Foraker, CEO of Once Upon a Farm, which sells organic baby food and snack bars at Whole Foods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

And the baby food jars filled with nuts and bolts in her father’s garage.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein