baby food

American

noun

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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Police in Austria have warned about potentially poisoned HiPP baby food circulating in the country, after a sample of the brand's purée tested positive for rat poison.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

HiPP urged parents not to feed their children with any baby food jars that had been purchased in Spar stores.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

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

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

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

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