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Adjective: newborn  'n(y)oo,born
  1. Recently born
    "a newborn infant"
     
  2. Having just or recently arisen or come into existence
    "with newborn fears";
    - new-sprung
Noun: newborn  'n(y)oo,born
  1. A baby from birth to four weeks
    "The newborn required special care in the hospital's NICU";
    - neonate

Derived forms: newborns

See also: immature, new, young

Type of: babe [literary], baby, bub [Austral, informal], bundle of joy, infant

Encyclopedia: Newborn, Georgia