baby blue
Americannoun
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a very light blue.
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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
Example Sentences
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“I’m wearing pastel colors today for him. I normally don’t. I usually wear a lot of black and gray,” said L.A. local Cesar Carbajal, who was wearing a baby blue guayabera.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
He threw on a baby blue tie and brought the Belichick apparatus with him to North Carolina.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
The tool’s signature baby blue graphs dot social media and crop up on many of the world’s most popular news websites.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024
My nails this time are covered in a baby blue hue overlaid with bright red airbrushed abstract cherries.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024
At the Daiichi plant, the reactors were housed in six square buildings that had been painted a cheerful baby blue.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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