Meaning

2 senses
  1. (humorous, idiomatic)A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

  2. (humorous, idiomatic, vulgar)A large or painful bowel movement.

    —Do you need help in there? —I'm having a food baby!

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Milk is a food for babies.

    ruМолоко - пища для младенцев. — Selena777

  2. Don't share your food with the baby without asking me first.

  3. Toast is often one of the first solid foods given to babies.

Origin

By a jocular implication that the protruded abdomen is like that of pregnancy. By a jocul

By a jocular implication that the protruded abdomen is like that of pregnancy.

By a jocular implication that straining at stool is like straining at labor and delivery (childbirth).

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Forms

plural: food babies
Singularfood baby
Pluralfood babies

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbeer baby

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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