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new·born
(no͞o′bôrn′, nyo͞o′-)adj.
1. Very recently born: a newborn baby.
2. Born anew: newborn courage.
n.
A neonate.
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newborn
(ˈnjuːˌbɔːn)adj
1.
a. recently or just born
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the newborn.
2. (of hope, faith, etc) reborn
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new•born
(ˈnuˈbɔrn, ˈnyu-)adj., n., pl. -born, -borns. adj.
1. recently or only just born.
2. reborn.
n. 3. a newborn infant; neonate.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" liveborn infant - infant who shows signs of life after birth low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant - an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor" postmature infant - infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency preemie, premature baby, premature infant, premie, preterm baby, preterm infant - an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation SGA infant, small-for-gestational-age infant - an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age stillborn infant - infant who shows no signs of life after birth term infant - infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks |
Adj. | 1. | newborn - recently born; "a newborn infant" |
2. | newborn - having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" |
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newborn
→ recién nacidoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
new·born
n. neonato-a, infante nacido a las 37 semanas de una gestación normal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
newborn
n recién nacido -da mf; premature — recién nacido prematuro, prematuro -ra mf (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.