| newborn | | |
| n. (person) | 1. neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant | a baby from birth to four weeks. |
| ~ 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. | 2. newborn | recently born.; "a newborn infant" |
| ~ young, immature | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.; "young people" |
| adj. | 3. new-sprung, 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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