Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
2. | newborn - having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" 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" |