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new·born

(no͞o′bôrn′, nyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Very recently born: a newborn baby.

2. Born anew: newborn courage.

A neonate.

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newborn

(ˈnjuːˌbɔːn)

adj

a. recently or just born

b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the newborn.

2. (of hope, faith, etc) reborn

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new•born

(ˈnuˈbɔrn, ˈnyu-)

adj., n., pl. -born, -borns. adj.

1. recently or only just born.

2. reborn.

3. a newborn infant; neonate.

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Noun	1.	newborn - a baby from birth to four weeks neonate, newborn baby, newborn infant 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.	1.	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"
	2.	newborn - having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" new-sprung 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"

newborn

noun

A very young child:

babe, baby, bambino, infant, neonate, nursling.

Idiom: bundle of joy.

Translations

وَلِيدٌ

novorozený

nyfødt

neugeboren Neugeborenes

vastasyntynyt

novorođen

生まれたばかりの

갓난

новорожденный новорождённый

nyfödd

แรกเกิด

yeni doğan

mới sinh

新生的

newborn

[ˈnjuːbɔːn] ADJ [baby] → recién nacido

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newborn

[ˈnjuːbɔː^rn]

adj → nouveau-né(e)
a cradle for his newborn child → un berceau pour son enfant nouveau-né
a newborn baby → un nouveau-néNew Brunswick [ˌnjuːˈbrʌnzwɪk] n → Nouveau-Brunswick mnew build new-build [ˈnjuːbɪld] n → constructions fpl nouvelles

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newborn

[ˈnjuːˌbɔːn] adj → neonato/a
newborn baby → neonato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

newborn

→ وَلِيدٌ novorozený nyfødt neugeboren νεογέννητος recién nacido vastasyntynyt nouveau-né novorođen neonato 生まれたばかりの 갓난 pasgeboren nyfødt nowonarodzony recém-nascido новорожденный nyfödd แรกเกิด yeni doğan mới sinh 新生的

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new·born

n. neonato-a, infante nacido a las 37 semanas de una gestación normal.

newborn

n recién nacido -da mf; premature — recién nacido prematuro, prematuro -ra mf (fam)

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