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

She suffered a case of the baby blues for a few days after having the baby.

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 color has been due for a comeback, given recent popularity of fellow pastels like butter yellow and baby blue. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026

Time honoree Nikki Glaser is breathtaking in baby blue at the 2026 TIME100 Gala in New York City on April 23. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

In a series of videos posted to SYRN's Instagram Stories, Sweeney — who was rocking a baby blue corset paired with a white mini-skirt - first took the mic to introduce her special guest Chase Rice. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Shop it in seven colors, including baby blue, white, and orange. —Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for baby blue

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou