blue baby
noun
: an infant with cyanosis usually from a congenital heart defect in which venous and arterial blood are mingled
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Tatum, who is over 6 feet tall, committed to the bit with a light blue baby onesie and a bonnet.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The contaminant has been associated with a condition called blue baby syndrome, which reduces the amount of oxygen in a baby’s blood.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022
Young children exposed to nitrates can develop blue baby syndrome, which starves the body of oxygen and can prove fatal.
—Alessandra Bergamin, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2021
Lopez then walked into the museum's glass pyramid-style entrance dressed in an embroidered 'Chez Moi' navy knit from Dior, jeans, and high pink platforms, matched with a pale blue baby Birkin bag.
—Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
In a possible indication of what's the come, one image features a dark blue baby romper bearing the logo of the Detroit Lions.
—Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
In May, Hilton Rothschild celebrated her baby on the way, a boy, with an all-things blue baby shower.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
In May, Nicky celebrated her baby on the way, a boy, with an all-things blue baby shower.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The contaminant has been associated with a condition called blue baby syndrome, which reduces the amount of oxygen in a baby’s blood.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022
Young children exposed to nitrates can develop blue baby syndrome, which starves the body of oxygen and can prove fatal.
—Alessandra Bergamin, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2021
Lopez then walked into the museum's glass pyramid-style entrance dressed in an embroidered 'Chez Moi' navy knit from Dior, jeans, and high pink platforms, matched with a pale blue baby Birkin bag.
—Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
In a possible indication of what's the come, one image features a dark blue baby romper bearing the logo of the Detroit Lions.
—Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
In May, Hilton Rothschild celebrated her baby on the way, a boy, with an all-things blue baby shower.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
In May, Nicky celebrated her baby on the way, a boy, with an all-things blue baby shower.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
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First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined above
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Kids Definition
blue baby
noun
: an infant with a bluish tint usually from a defect of the heart
Medical Definition
blue baby
noun
: an infant with a bluish tint usually from a congenital heart defect marked by mingling of venous and arterial blood
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