anchor baby
anchor baby noun: 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.
Noun
anchor baby (plural anchor babies)
- 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
- I suppose you're going to tell me all about the stupidity of the gringos. By the way, you're one of them, anchor baby. Once your folks swam the river and had you over here, you started getting all the freebies, right?2010, Mike McPheters, Cartels and Combinations
- Synonyms:
- passport baby
Synonyms of anchor baby
Forms of anchor baby
| plural | anchor babies |
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Questions about anchor baby
- What does anchor baby mean?
- Anchor baby means 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.
- What part of speech is anchor baby?
- Anchor baby is a noun.
- What is the plural of anchor baby?
- The plural of anchor baby is anchor babies.
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