baby back ribs

plural noun

: meaty pork ribs cut from the lower back rib section

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The soft-opening menu spans platters of baby back ribs ($25 half-slab, $38 full), pulled pork ($18) and chicken ($12 half, $19 whole). Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025 These ribs are meatier, longer and flatter than baby back ribs. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 July 2025 Metro Diner is serving a variety of juicy burgers; all made with 100% Angus beef and classic baby back ribs. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2014 A couple of years later, Gale Street cook Louie Artis shared with her family his recipe for baby back ribs, which became so popular that lines formed outside the 20-table tavern, said Chioles-Neff, who started washing dishes at the tavern at age 10. Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for baby back ribs

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baby back ribs was in 1954

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“Baby back ribs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20back%20ribs. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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