blue baby

noun

: an infant with cyanosis usually from a congenital heart defect in which venous and arterial blood are mingled

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The actress wore a gray sweat set with a blue baby carrier across her chest that holds Emerson. — 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. — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024 The costume designer wore a light blue baby doll dress adorned with an oversized butter-yellow bow. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025 Ingesting too many nitrates can cause health issues like cancer or blue baby syndrome, low oxygen levels in infants. — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue baby

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blue baby was in 1858

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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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