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blue baby
noun
: an infant with cyanosis usually from a congenital heart defect in which venous and arterial blood are mingled
Examples of blue baby in a Sentence
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The actress wore a gray sweat set with a blue baby carrier across her chest that holds Emerson.
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Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The actress wears a gray sweat set with a blue baby carrier across her chest that holds Emerson.
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Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
The contaminant has been associated with a condition called blue baby syndrome, which reduces the amount of oxygen in a baby’s blood.
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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
Young children exposed to nitrates can develop blue baby syndrome, which starves the body of oxygen and can prove fatal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined above
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“Blue baby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20baby. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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