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neonate

[ nee-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈni əˌneɪt /
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noun
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
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Origin of neonate

1930–35; neo- + -nate<Latin nātus born; see native

Words nearby neonate

neonatal hepatitis, neonatal herpes, neonatal medicine, neonatal mortality rate, neonatal tetany, neonate, neonaticide, neonatology, neo-Nazi, neon lamp, neo-noir
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Words related to neonate

babe, bairn, bambino, bundle, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction, dividend, dumpling, infant, kid, newborn, nipper, nursling, papoose, preemie

British Dictionary definitions for neonate

neonate
/ (ˈniːəʊˌneɪt) /
noun
a newborn child, esp in the first week of life and up to four weeks old
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for neonate

neonate
[ nē′ə-nāt′ ]
n.
A neonatal infant.
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