war baby

noun

war baby

First recorded in 1900–05

Fritz's war-baby had come back to gloat over the damage it had done.

He carried a heavy “war baby” on his back and a tin hat on his head.

I sent my maid away as a public duty; and now she has married a soldier and is expecting a war baby.

Marmaduke, our war baby, was the pilot of the maimed machine.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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