baby blue
Americannoun
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baby blues
plural
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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.
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Origin of baby blue
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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And there were baby blue Nike tracksuits on show as they stepped off their plane on arrival into the US for the tournament.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“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
The motor scooter was an old-fashioned model: big and baby blue.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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