crack baby

noun

: a baby who is not strong and healthy at birth and whose mother used crack cocaine while she was pregnant

Full Definition of CRACK BABY

: an infant subjected to prolonged exposure to crack cocaine in the mother's womb

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1986

Medical Dictionary

noun

: an infant born physiologically addicted to crack as a result of continued exposure to the drug in the mother's womb

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