crack baby en · NOUN
Etymology
From crack (“cocaine”) + baby.
Meanings
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(derogatory) 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crack babies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |