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anchor babies

anchor babies is the plural of anchor baby.

Meaning of anchor baby

Noun

anchor baby (plural anchor babies)

  1. (US, derogatory, often) A child born to a noncitizen mother in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as a citizen, can help their parents and other family members gain citizenship or permanent residency.
    • In the US each year, hundreds of thousands of anchor babies are born to illegal-alien mothers.2009, Daniel Sheehy, Fighting Immigration Anarchy, page 63
    Synonyms:
    passport baby

Questions about anchor babies

What is anchor babies the plural of?
Anchor babies is the plural of anchor baby.

Words near anchor babies in the dictionary

  1. anchomomyin
  2. anchomomyins
  3. Anchondo
  4. Anchondos
  5. anchor
  6. anchor babies
  7. anchor baby
  8. anchor ball
  9. anchor balls
  10. Anchor Bay
  11. anchor bend

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