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
baby foods free of genetically modified organisms.Kenneth Klee

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby food was in 1928

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“Baby food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20food. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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