neonate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of neonate
First recorded in 1930–35; neo- + -nate from Latin nātus “born”; native
Example Sentences
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“It helps protect and develop different systems of the vulnerable neonates.”
From Salon
Technically, it's not a vaccine, but a single injection that would be given to infants and neonates born during or entering their first RSV season.
From Salon
"We have currently 120 neonates who are in incubators, out of which we have 70 neonates with mechanical ventilation, and of course this is where we are extremely concerned," said Unicef spokesman Jonathan Crickx.
From BBC
And some argue that they are not neonates, which, by the Latin root of the word, assumes they’ve been born.
From Scientific American
Marked with the word "neonates", the files revealed how a meeting of the executive team in 2015 had agreed to have the first three deaths examined by an external organisation.
From BBC
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