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

She 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

Bethenny Frankel rocks a baby blue dress at the RoC Skincare Lip Volumizer Pop Up Event in Los Angeles. —Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

The Canadian pop star was rooting for his Toronto Blue Jays, sporting baby blue shades and a customized team jersey with his name on the back, while Hailey Bieber was casual in a gray jacket and a tiny blue star sticker on her forehead to show support. —Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

Dressed in a plain baby blue spaghetti-strap top, the 31-year-old is having her glam squad ready her, meticulously curling her waist-length extensions and sharpening her cat-eye eyeliner. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

This zip-up style hit the runway in multiple color combinations, including the baby blue suede and shiny red version pictured above. —Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 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