baby back ribs

plural noun

: meaty pork ribs cut from the lower back rib section

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Dine on fusion dishes like Cajun shrimp eggrolls and Asian baby back ribs. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 Less a diner than a throwback 1940s soda shop, the lunch-dinner joint plays Great American Songbook oldies and serves marinated skirt steak, fork-tender baby back ribs and meatloaf in mushroom gravy with generous mounds of mashed potatoes. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 These ribs are meatier, longer and flatter than baby back ribs. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 July 2025 The restaurant is widely known for its signature baby back ribs. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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