red diaper baby

noun

A child of parents who belonged to a communist party (usually the United States Communist Party) or supported communist ideas and goals.

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Meanings

nounred diaper baby (plural red diaper babies)

plural red diaper babies · alternative red-diaper baby

  1. USderogatoryA child of parents who belonged to a communist party (usually the United States Communist Party) or supported communist ideas and goals.
  2. USderogatoryAn individual born to and raised by a parent or parents who espoused any left-wing or radical political views.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:red diaper baby.

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