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newborn

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Recently born.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • newborn baby
  • newborn child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Born anew, reborn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A recently born baby.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having just or recently arisen or come into existence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • new nations
  • with newborn fears

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: new-sprung(a)

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

recently born

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a newborn infant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a baby from birth to four weeks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neonate, 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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bher-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born.

Across languages

Translations

123 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նորածին (noracin) — recently born
  • Azerbaijani: körpə — recently born
  • Azerbaijani: çağa — recently born
  • Belarusian: нованаро́джаны (novanaródžany) — recently born
  • Bulgarian: новороде́н (novorodén) — recently born
  • Catalan: nounat — recently born
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新生 (xīnshēng) — recently born
  • Czech: novorozený — recently born
  • Danish: nyfødt — recently born
  • Dutch: pasgeboren — recently born
  • Esperanto: novnaskita — recently born
  • Finnish: vastasyntynyt — recently born
  • French: nouveau-né — recently born
  • German: neugeboren — recently born
  • Greek: νεογέννητος (neogénnitos) — recently born
  • Ancient Greek: νεογνός (neognós) — recently born
  • Hindi: नवजात (navjāt) — recently born
  • Hungarian: újszülött — recently born
  • Icelandic: nýfæddur — recently born
  • Ido: naskinta nove — recently born
  • Irish: nuabheirthe — recently born
  • Italian: appena nato — recently born
  • Italian: neonato — recently born
  • Japanese: 生まれたばかりの (umareta bakari no) — recently born
  • Japanese: 新生の (shinsei no) — recently born
  • Korean: 갓 난 (gat nan) — recently born
  • Korean: 신생의 (sinsaeng'ui) — recently born
  • Macedonian: новороден (novoroden) — recently born
  • Manx: noa-ruggit — recently born
  • Manx: noa-verht — recently born
  • Manx: noa-vreyit — recently born
  • Navajo: awééchíʼí — recently born
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyfødt — recently born
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nyfødd — recently born
  • Old English: nīcenned — recently born
  • Pannonian Rusyn: новонародзени (novonarodzeni) — recently born
  • Persian: نوزاد (nowzâd) — recently born
  • Plautdietsch: niejebuaren — recently born
  • Polish: nowonarodzony — recently born
  • Portuguese: recém-nascido — recently born
  • Portuguese: neonato — recently born
  • Romanian: nou-născut — recently born
  • Romanian: nou-născută — recently born
  • Russian: новорождённый (novoroždjónnyj) — recently born
  • Slovak: novorodený — recently born
  • Spanish: recién nacido — recently born
  • Spanish: neonato — recently born
  • Swedish: nyfödd — recently born
  • Tagalog: bagong-panganak — recently born
  • Tajik: навзод (navzod) — recently born
  • Turkish: yenidoğan — recently born
  • Ukrainian: новонаро́джений (novonaródženyj) — recently born
  • Urdu: نو زائیدہ (nau-zâida) — recently born
  • Urdu: نو مولود (nau-mauluud) — recently born
  • Vietnamese: mới sinh — recently born
  • Welsh: newydd-anedig — recently born
  • Zazaki: newza — recently born
  • Zazaki: newezayen — recently born
  • Arabic: مَوْلُود حَدِيث (mawlūd ḥadīṯ) — recently born baby
  • Arabic: مَوْلُودَة حَدِيثة — recently born baby
  • Armenian: նորածին (noracin) — recently born baby
  • Belarusian: нованаро́джаны (novanaródžany) — recently born baby
  • Belarusian: нованаро́джаная (novanaródžanaja) — recently born baby
  • Bulgarian: новороде́но (novorodéno) — recently born baby
  • Catalan: nounat — recently born baby
  • Catalan: nounada — recently born baby
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新生兒 /新生儿 (xīnshēng'ér) — recently born baby
  • Czech: novorozenec — recently born baby
  • Czech: novorozeně — recently born baby
  • Dutch: nieuwgeborene — recently born baby
  • Dutch: boreling — recently born baby
  • Dutch: pasgeborene — recently born baby
  • Dutch: neonaat — recently born baby
  • Dutch: neonatus — recently born baby
  • Esperanto: novnaskito — recently born baby
  • Finnish: vastasyntynyt — recently born baby
  • French: nouveau-né — recently born baby
  • French: nouveau-née — recently born baby
  • French: nouvelle-née — recently born baby
  • German: Neugeborenes — recently born baby
  • German: Neugeborener — recently born baby
  • German: Neugeborene — recently born baby
  • Greek: νεογνό (neognó) — recently born baby
  • Hebrew: יִלּוֹד (yilód) — recently born baby
  • Hindi: नवजात (navjāt) — recently born baby
  • Hungarian: újszülött — recently born baby
  • Ido: naskinto nove — recently born baby
  • Italian: neonato — recently born baby
  • Italian: neonata — recently born baby
  • Japanese: 新生児 (shinseiji) — recently born baby
  • Japanese: 嬰児 (eiji) — recently born baby
  • Korean: 신생아 (sinsaeng'a) — recently born baby
  • Korean: 갓난아이 (gannanai) — recently born baby
  • Korean: 갓난아기 (gannanagi) — recently born baby
  • Korean: 갓난애 (gannanae) — recently born baby
  • Macedonian: новороденче (novorodenče) — recently born baby
  • Macedonian: леунче (leunče) — recently born baby
  • Māori: piripoho — recently born baby
  • Navajo: awééchíʼí — recently born baby
  • Persian: نوزاد (nowzâd) — recently born baby
  • Polish: noworodek — recently born baby
  • Portuguese: recém-nascido — recently born baby
  • Portuguese: neonato — recently born baby
  • Romanian: nou-născut — recently born baby
  • Romanian: nou-născută — recently born baby
  • Russian: новорождённый (novoroždjónnyj) — recently born baby
  • Russian: новорождённая (novoroždjónnaja) — recently born baby
  • Serbo-Croatian: новоро̀ђе̄нче — recently born baby
  • Serbo-Croatian: рођенче — recently born baby
  • Serbo-Croatian: novoròđēnče — recently born baby
  • Serbo-Croatian: rođenče — recently born baby
  • Slovak: novorodenec — recently born baby
  • Slovak: novorodeniatko — recently born baby
  • Spanish: recién nacido — recently born baby
  • Spanish: neonato — recently born baby
  • Tajik: навзод (navzod) — recently born baby
  • Lower Tanana: et'egheɬdi' bexulanenh — recently born baby
  • Turkish: yenidoğan — recently born baby
  • Ukrainian: новонаро́джений (novonaródženyj) — recently born baby
  • Ukrainian: новонаро́джена (novonaródžena) — recently born baby
  • Vietnamese: trẻ sơ sinh — recently born baby
  • Yakut: кыһыл оҕо (kïhïl oğo) — recently born baby
  • Yiddish: קימפּעטקינד (kimpetkind) — recently born baby
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