A baby that is born to a parent or parents that cannot afford to raise a baby. The parent(s) then require to live off the government for food, welfare, housing, and/or medicaid.
What is that girl thinkin' getting pregnant!? She doesn't have a job and she lives with her mom. Her beau doesn't have a job, a car, a house, or socks to cover his feet! She's DEFINITELY having a government baby!
by notmakinbaby October 1, 2010
An adult, working-aged individual with an extensive, stable career in the public sector, specifically those in government, military, law enforcement, transportation, public office, etc., (jobs where what you mostly do is show up, follow procedure, avoid trouble and collect a paycheck) but has never worked a single day in the private sector and therefore has little to no understanding of the daily hustle of the average Joe.
This is an individual who likely does not understand project and leadership ambiguity, navigating regulatory grey-areas, unconventional problem solving, asking for forgiveness rather than permission, and bending the rules to get stuff done. This is because said skills, despite most folks utilizing these on a daily, that Government Babies never develop or hone working the Nannie-like G-jobs that tell you in which direction to take a wiz.
Government Babies tend to focus in on nominal, but obvious indicators of a situation to quickly jump to a conclusion and plan of action rather than ask insightful questions and make more informed, efficient and successful decisions.
Example: A police officer profiling the driver of a beater car in a nice neighborhood as a druggie, homeless, a burglar or lost: a Government Baby doesn't understand that not everyone works a stable job with excellent benefits offering prevailing wages allowing one to purchase a decent looking vehicle AND a nice house.
This is an individual who likely does not understand project and leadership ambiguity, navigating regulatory grey-areas, unconventional problem solving, asking for forgiveness rather than permission, and bending the rules to get stuff done. This is because said skills, despite most folks utilizing these on a daily, that Government Babies never develop or hone working the Nannie-like G-jobs that tell you in which direction to take a wiz.
Government Babies tend to focus in on nominal, but obvious indicators of a situation to quickly jump to a conclusion and plan of action rather than ask insightful questions and make more informed, efficient and successful decisions.
Example: A police officer profiling the driver of a beater car in a nice neighborhood as a druggie, homeless, a burglar or lost: a Government Baby doesn't understand that not everyone works a stable job with excellent benefits offering prevailing wages allowing one to purchase a decent looking vehicle AND a nice house.
Of course the FBI shows up the Arab dudes house for posting a negative review of his ex-boss on Glassdoor while they totally ignore the White armament hoarder next door, to a Government Baby all Arabs are automatically terrorists.
by fuwad84 June 26, 2021
One who is capable physically of completing a job but rather chooses to sit at home and leach checks from the government.
by Rob144 September 13, 2022