baby food
noun
plural baby foods
: soft cooked food (such as steamed and pureed or strained vegetables, grains, or meats) used to introduce infants to nonliquid foods
Check labeling on baby food carefully so you know exactly what you're feeding your baby.—
Leila Cobo-Hanlon
Leila Cobo-Hanlon…baby foods free of genetically modified organisms.—Kenneth Klee
Kenneth KleeExamples of baby food in a Sentence
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There were dishes of baby food crusting over on the kitchenette counter.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Infant care packages include formula, baby food, bottles, diapers, wipes and hygiene items; the facility also provides sippy cups and cribs.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Dinah drew back, wiping a mixture of blood and baby food from her mouth.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
My younger mom self — bless her and her homemade baby food — would cringe looking at my recent Costco haul.
—Ashlee Gadd, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The firm includes baby gear such as strollers, diapers, formula and baby food in its category definition, but excludes baby apparel.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Police said a customer at the time of the discovery had reported that a jar appeared to have been tampered with, but no one had consumed the baby food.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors, said an inquiry was launched after poison was found in a baby food jar purchased at a supermarket in the city of Eisenstadt on April 18.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Infant care packages include formula, baby food, bottles, diapers, wipes and hygiene items; the facility also provides sippy cups and cribs.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Dinah drew back, wiping a mixture of blood and baby food from her mouth.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
My younger mom self — bless her and her homemade baby food — would cringe looking at my recent Costco haul.
—Ashlee Gadd, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The firm includes baby gear such as strollers, diapers, formula and baby food in its category definition, but excludes baby apparel.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Police said a customer at the time of the discovery had reported that a jar appeared to have been tampered with, but no one had consumed the baby food.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors, said an inquiry was launched after poison was found in a baby food jar purchased at a supermarket in the city of Eisenstadt on April 18.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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“Baby food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20food. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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