NEWBORN
Dictionary entry overview: What does newborn mean?
• NEWBORN (noun)
The noun NEWBORN has 1 sense:
1. a baby from birth to four weeks
Familiarity information: NEWBORN used as a noun is very rare.
• NEWBORN (adjective)
The adjective NEWBORN has 2 senses:
1. recently borne
2. having just or recently arisen or come into existence
Familiarity information: NEWBORN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEWBORN (noun)
Meaning:
A baby from birth to four weeks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
neonate; newborn; newborn baby; newborn infant
Hypernyms ("newborn" 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 "newborn"):
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)
• NEWBORN (adjective)
Meaning:
Recently borne
Context example:
a newborn infant
Similar:
immature; young ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)
Meaning:
Having just or recently arisen or come into existence
Synonyms:
new-sprung; newborn
Context examples:
new nations / with newborn fears
Similar:
new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
