neonate (redirected from Neonates)

ne·o·nate  (n-nt)

n.

A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

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[neo- + Latin ntus, past participle of nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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neonate [ˈniːəʊˌneɪt]

n

(Medicine) a newborn child, esp in the first week of life and up to four weeks old

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neonate - a baby from birth to four weeks       newborn, 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