baby blues
Blue eyes.
Noun informal, plural
- Blue eyes.
informal
- flash those baby blues
- bat those baby blues at me
Origin
Ellipsis of baby blue eyes.
Related
Noun informal, plural
- Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
informal
- a bad case of the baby blues
- Most women (70–80 percent) will experience “baby blues” beginning a few days or weeks postpartum. Symptoms can include irritability, mood swings, crying spells, feelings of tension or nervousness, sleep disturbance, feelings of being overwhelmed, loss of appetite, and sadness. Baby blues generally lasts anywhere form a few hours to a few days and is caused by the sudden fluctuation of hormones following birth. - 2016, Dr. Nancy Lins, Baby Blues: A Naturopathic Approach for Postpartum Health, Balboa Press
- And you say that you're scared / Might be unprepared for havin' the baby blues - 2021, “Sweet Carolina”, performed by Lana Del Rey
Origin
Noun form of, plural
- plural of baby blue (variants or shades of baby blue).
- Her colorways tend toward the baby blues and the periwinkles.