baby food

noun

A food designed for babies, usually of very soft consistency.

Meanings

nounbaby food (countable and uncountable, plural baby foods)

plural baby foods · alternative babyfood

  1. countableuncountableA food designed for babies, usually of very soft consistency.

    The court was told Robins had asked if she could use the oven to heat some baby food for her child. Knutton heard a loud popping noise "like a crisp packet being popped" coming from the kitchen followed by a "screeching" noise. When she saw what had happened to the kitten she was sick in the sink.

    2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian

Translations

Catalan farinetes
  • farinetesfood designed for babies
Chinese Mandarin 嬰兒食品 /婴儿食品, 餔子 /𫗦子
  • 嬰兒食品 /婴儿食品 (yīng'ér shípǐn)food designed for babies
  • 餔子 /𫗦子 (bùzi)food designed for babies
Danish babymad
  • babymadfood designed for babies
Finnish vauvanruoka
  • vauvanruokafood designed for babies
French panade
  • panadefood designed for babies
German Babynahrung, Säuglingsnahrung
  • Babynahrungfood designed for babies
  • Säuglingsnahrungfood designed for babies
  • Säuglingsernährungfood designed for babies
Japanese ベビーフード, 離乳食
  • ベビーフード (bebī fūdo)food designed for babies
  • 離乳食 (rinyūshoku)food designed for babies
  • 補完食 (hokanshoku)food designed for babies
Korean 베이비 푸드, 영유아식
  • 베이비 푸드 (beibi pudeu)food designed for babies
  • 영유아식 (yeong'yuasik)food designed for babies
  • 이유식 (iyusik)food designed for babies
Latin pāpārium
  • pāpāriumfood designed for babies
Norwegian Bokmål barnemat, babymat
  • barnematfood designed for babies
  • babymatfood designed for babies
Polish potrawka dla niemowląt
  • potrawka dla niemowlątfood designed for babies
Portuguese papa
  • papafood designed for babies
Russian де́тское пита́ние
  • де́тское пита́ние (détskoje pitánije)food designed for babies
Spanish comida de bébé, papilla
  • comida de bébéfood designed for babies
  • papillafood designed for babies
  • potitofood designed for babies
Swedish barnmat, bäbismat
  • barnmatfood designed for babies
  • bäbismatfood designed for babies
Thai อาหารเด็ก
  • อาหารเด็ก (aa-hǎan-dèk)food designed for babies
Cite this entry
APA

baby food. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20food

MLA

“baby food.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20food. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baby food,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20food.

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