"crack baby" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crack babies [plural]
Etymology: From crack (“cocaine”) + baby. Etymology templates: {{m|en|crack||cocaine}} crack (“cocaine”), {{m|en|baby}} baby Head templates: {{en-noun}} crack baby (plural crack babies)
  1. (derogatory) A child born to a mother who uses cocaine, especially crack cocaine, or any child with substance abuse related birth defects. Tags: derogatory Related terms: AIDS baby
    Sense id: en-crack_baby-en-noun-h4t9Jw40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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