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
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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 GanleyShe suffered a case of the baby blues for a few days after having the baby.
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
The teen was snapped wearing a baby blue and white princess-style gown — the top portion was a strapless corset, while the bottom half was layered with ruffles.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The seeds of love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) are not as pungent as those of black cumin, but its parasol flowers are more ornamental, appearing mostly in baby blue but also in royal blue, rose, and white.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The color has been due for a comeback, given recent popularity of fellow pastels like butter yellow and baby blue.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The seeds of love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) are not as pungent as those of black cumin, but its parasol flowers are more ornamental, appearing mostly in baby blue but also in royal blue, rose, and white.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The color has been due for a comeback, given recent popularity of fellow pastels like butter yellow and baby blue.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for baby blue
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“Baby blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20blue. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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