red-diaper baby
n.— «As a red-diaper baby, a Jewish kid with left-wing, atheist parents, I was, of course, friendly with my few red-diaper brethren in the projects.» —“The Wanderer” by Janice Eidus New York Times Nov. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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