baby blue
ba·by blue
B b Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bey-bee bloo]
- /ˈbeɪ bi blu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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