baby blue

noun

1

: a pale blue

2

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

3

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

The actress channeled Audrey Hepburn in a beautiful baby blue Prada gown and sparkly Tiffany & Co. jewelry. —Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025

After the event, Blanco took to his Instagram Stories to share a video of Gomez posing for the camera on the balcony of a hotel room, glowing in a baby blue Prada gown and Tiffany & Co diamond necklace. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025

The hotel's 95 rooms and suites are adorned with calming earthen tones and light baby blues. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024

Photo: Peter Jackson Julia’s original kitchen was olive green and baby blue. —Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1