"baby blues" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Short for baby blue eyes. Etymology templates: {{m|en|baby blue eyes}} baby blue eyes Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} baby blues pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Blue eyes. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-baby_blues-en-noun-S2BkQtYK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From baby + blues. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|baby|blues}} baby + blues Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} baby blues pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Related terms: all eyes, peepers
    Sense id: en-baby_blues-en-noun-f7Yr9zDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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