baby blue

noun

: a pale blue

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

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

a case of the baby blues

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 Elliott, who posed on the carpet alongside her husband Bill Kennedy, wore a baby blue pleated gown with a sheer floor-length cape that wrapped around one of her shoulders, plus custom jewelry from Monique Lhuillier's collaboration with Kay Jewelers. —

Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024 Related Articles The bags are available in 15 colors, including black, denim, iridescent pink, silver, silver metallic, baby blue, bubblegum pink, and Paris nude metallic. —

Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024 The design on her top and skirt was a bit calm–the hues were also softer: light pink, baby blue, and white. —

Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024 Top colors for girls are expected to be magenta, cherry red, buttercream yellow and baby blue. —

Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for baby blue

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