NEONATE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does neonate mean? 

• NEONATE (noun)
  The noun NEONATE has 1 sense:

1. a baby from birth to four weeks

  Familiarity information: NEONATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEONATE (noun)

Meaning:

A baby from birth to four weeks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

neonate; newborn; newborn baby; newborn infant

Hypernyms ("neonate" is a kind of...):

babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neonate"):

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)

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)