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baby blue

ba·by blue
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bey-bee bloo]
    • /ˈbeɪ bi blu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bey-bee bloo]
    • /ˈbeɪ bi blu/

Definitions of baby blue words

  • noun baby blue a very light blue. 1
  • noun baby blue baby blues, Informal. a person's blue eyes: His charm lies largely in the way he bats his baby blues. 1
  • noun baby blue pale blue colour 1
  • adjective baby blue pale blue in colour 1
  • noun,plural baby blue blue eyes 1
  • noun,plural baby blue postnatal sadness 1

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Origin of baby blue

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Baby blue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

baby blue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

baby blue usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for baby blue

noun baby blue

  • headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
  • headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
  • eye — Each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see, the visible part typically appearing almond-shaped in animals with eyelids.
  • eyeball — Look or stare at closely.
  • oculus — an eye.

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