baby blue
noun
1
: a pale blue
2
baby blues plural
: blue eyes
She's a zaftig woman, with long red hair and a pale rose complexion setting off those baby blues.—
Michele Kort
Michele Kort3
baby blues plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a feeling of sadness that is experienced by a woman shortly after giving birth, that is typically accompanied by other symptoms (such as mood swings, crying spells, and insomnia), and that usually lasts less than two weeks : postpartum blues
Baby blues isn't an illness or even a proper psychiatric diagnosis, it is simply a way that people have tried to describe unpleasant feelings that occur shortly after having a baby and tend to resolve in a few days.—Jackie Ganley
—usually used with theJackie Ganleya case of the baby blues
compare postpartum depression
Examples of baby blue in a Sentence
She gazed into his baby blues.
She had a bad case of the baby blues.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tiffany embraced the occasion with a flowing baby blue gown adorned with floral embroidery across the bust.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
The Cubs also were the first modern team to wear baby blue uniforms in 1941 and 1942.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Browned Butter Take a cue from the Tod’s runway and pair butter yellow with baby blue.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
The décor in all is refined with touches of wit and bespoke furnishings ranging from the classic baby blue couches and piano in the library to the painting of a monkey serenading a love interest in the Clubhouse entrance and handmade Indonesian rattan fourposter bed in the Pink Sands House.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
The Cubs also were the first modern team to wear baby blue uniforms in 1941 and 1942.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Browned Butter Take a cue from the Tod’s runway and pair butter yellow with baby blue.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
The décor in all is refined with touches of wit and bespoke furnishings ranging from the classic baby blue couches and piano in the library to the painting of a monkey serenading a love interest in the Clubhouse entrance and handmade Indonesian rattan fourposter bed in the Pink Sands House.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Baby blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20blue. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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