baby blue

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noun

a very light blue.

baby blues, Informal. a person's blue eyes: His charm lies largely in the way he bats his baby blues.

Origin of baby blue

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM baby blue

baby-blue, adjective

Words nearby baby blue

babushka, Babuyan Islands, baby, baby beef, Baby Bell, baby blue, baby-blue-eyes, baby bond, baby bonus, baby book, baby boom

Example sentences from the Web for baby blue

Nicole LaPorte charts the rise and spectacular downfall of the star with the baby-blue eyes.
Mel Gibson's Downfall|Nicole LaPorte|July 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I seem now to see her 'baby-blue' eyes opening each moment wider and wider.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877|Various
Through her storm she was, to the eye, sitting quietly with her fingers between the pages of a baby-blue book on home-dressmaking.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
Anything that could be tied with a baby-blue ribbon was so tied.
The Dust Flower|Basil King

Her baby-blue eyes gleamed triumph at the cheering news that Miss Cairns was in.
Marjorie Dean College Junior|Pauline Lester
Dillard's round, baby-blue eyes dwelt upon her in a protectingly hungry way.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey