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neonate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈni.oʊ.neɪt/
  • US: /ˈni.ə.neɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A newborn infant; recently born baby.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a baby from birth to four weeks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: newborn, newborn infant, newborn baby

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: baby, babe, infant

Narrower terms: liveborn infant, low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant, postmature infant, premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie, premie, small-for-gestational-age infant, SGA infant, stillborn infant, term infant

History

Etymology

From New Latin neonātus (“newborn”).