- plural of baby blue.
baby blues
Example Sentences
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Distinct from postpartum depression and the baby blues, conditions that are pervasive and persistent, D-MER is episodic, flaring and disappearing within minutes, completely related to the act of breastfeeding.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026
But then it's finished "and there's a bit of baby blues afterwards," as she comes down off the adrenaline rush.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
He looked at me with his sad baby blues and shared how he told these innocuous falsities, ultimately, out of deep-seeded self-hatred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
"This was not a case of the baby blues but a far more sustained period of depression which impacted on you physically and mentally."
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
He puts his hands on my shoulders and looks into my soul-ish innards, it seems, with those piercing baby blues.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
