crack baby
crack baby noun: a child born to a mother who used cocaine during pregnancy, especially crack cocaine, or any child with substance abuse related birth defects.
Noun
crack baby (plural crack babies)
- A child born to a mother who used cocaine during pregnancy, especially crack cocaine, or any child with substance abuse related birth defects.
- Developmental psychologist Claire Coles, who is also a clinician, has seen "crack babies" who were in fact colicky babies.1995 July, Katharine Greider, “Crackpot Ideas”, in Mother Jones Magazine, page 56
Forms of crack baby
| plural | crack babies |
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Origin of crack baby
From crack (“cocaine”) + baby.
Questions about crack baby
- What does crack baby mean?
- Crack baby means a child born to a mother who used cocaine during pregnancy, especially crack cocaine, or any child with substance abuse related birth defects.
- What part of speech is crack baby?
- Crack baby is a noun.
- What is the plural of crack baby?
- The plural of crack baby is crack babies.
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