baby-blue-eyes

[ bey-bee-bloo-ahyz ]

/ ˈbeɪ biˈbluˌaɪz /

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noun, plural ba·by-blue-eyes.(used with a singular or plural verb)

any of several plants of the genus Nemophila, of western North America, especially N. menziesii, a low-growing plant having blue, white-centered flowers.

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Origin of baby-blue-eyes

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; so called from fancied resemblance of its spots to eyes

Words nearby baby-blue-eyes

Babuyan Islands, baby, baby beef, Baby Bell, baby blue, baby-blue-eyes, baby bond, baby bonus, baby book, baby boom, baby boomer

How to use baby-blue-eyes in a sentence

Nicole LaPorte charts the rise and spectacular downfall of the star with the baby-blue eyes.
Mel Gibson's Downfall|Nicole LaPorte|July 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Such a dear wee baby, I think you would have called it; so neat and tiny, and with such nice baby-blue eyes.
A Christmas Child|Mrs. Molesworth
It is nothing to do with myself, he conceded, with the spirit of a man looking at her from his baby-blue eyes.
The Wayfarers|Mary Stewart Cutting
Mrs. Davis hesitated and rolled her baby-blue eyes at him from under her heavily beaded lashes as she giggled.
Lightnin'|Frank Bacon

Dig the sleep out of your baby blue eyes, and slide us down three thousand.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen
Neither had Trudy been able to win Steve by her Titian curls, baby-blue eyes, and obese compliments.
The Gorgeous Girl|Nalbro Bartley