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

3

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 the

a 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

At one point, she was accompanied by Jane Seymour, who, like Graham, proudly flaunted her youthful figure in a baby blue and coral one-piece. —Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025

The pair walked the red—ahem—blue carpet together, with Rihanna in a baby blue ensemble on theme with the event. —Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 1 July 2025

Opt for ultra-flatting baby blue, and if you’re not used to wearing a statement color on your nails, try it on your toes first as a practice run. —Georgia Day, Vogue, 23 June 2025

Her reception venue was decorated in stunning shades of baby blue and gold. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for baby blue

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou