Phrase guide

food baby

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A large or painful bowel movement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, idiomatic, vulgar

Examples

  • —Do you need help in there? —I'm having a food baby!

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By a jocular implication that the protruded abdomen is like that of pregnancy.

By a jocular implication that straining at stool is like straining at labor and delivery (childbirth).