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

“It smells like baby food,” lsp2c said on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From MarketWatch

You can put your own baby food in them.

From The Wall Street Journal

We’re also watching Wealthfront, the fintech and robo advisory firm, which filed back in September; Bitgo, in the crypto space; Lendbuzz, a fintech company; and Once Upon a Farm, which sells baby food and would be a rare consumer IPO.

From Barron's

Appeared in the November 11, 2025, print edition as 'Baby Food and Youth Obesity'.

From The Wall Street Journal