newborn

[noo-bawrn, nyoo-]

adjective

1. recently or only just born.

2. born anew; reborn.

   a newborn faith in human goodness.

noun

plural

newborn, newborns 

1. a newborn infant; neonate.

newborn

/ ˈnjuːˌbɔːn /

adjective

1. 1. recently or just born

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the newborn

2. (of hope, faith, etc) reborn

Word History and Origins

Origin of newborn¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; new, born

Example Sentences

Grace, from Wales, said she struggled to get medical help for her newborn son for multiple ear infections during the pandemic.

From BBC

This week, a decision by Danish authorities to separate a young Greenlandic mother from her newborn daughter - one hour after she gave birth - was reversed after the case prompted outrage.

From BBC

Richael Keller has always been sensitive to loud commercials, but when thundering streaming-service ads disturbed her sleeping newborn, her reaction was heated enough to blaze a path to the California state Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday, under fire from medical experts and several Republicans, Kennedy’s hand-picked CDC vaccine panel postponed a vote on whether to delay the newborn immunizations.

From Salon

In June, the panel's new chairman Dr Martin Kulldorff questioned whether it was "wise" to give the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns.

From BBC