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newborn

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new·born  (nbôrn, ny-)
adj.
1. Very recently born: a newborn baby.
2. Born anew: newborn courage.
n.
A neonate.

newborn
Adjective
recently or just born
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.newbornnewborn - a baby from birth to four weeks      
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 - 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"
Translations
newborn [ˈnjuːbɔːn] adjrecién nacido
newborn [ˈnjuːbɔːn] new adjnouveau-né(e)
newborn [ˈnjuːbɔːn] new adjneugeboren
newborn [ˈnjuːbɔːn] adjneonato/a


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But for the little newborn baby he felt a quite peculiar sentiment, not of pity, only, but of tenderness.
And as he staggered on there burned within him beside his newborn love another great passion--the passion of hate urging him on to the consummation of revenge.
Now, with the newborn question in his mind, he was compelled to sink back into his old place as part of a blue demonstration.
 
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