newborn
pronunciation
How to pronounce newborn in British English:
UK [ˈnju:bɔ:n]
How to pronounce newborn in American English:
US [ˈnubɔrn]
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- Noun:
- a baby from birth to four weeks
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- Adjective:
- recently borne
- having just or recently arisen or come into existence
Word Origin
- newborn (adj.)
- also new-born, c. 1300, from new + born. As a noun from 1879.
Example
- 1. Following birth , a mother provides a natural food source for the newborn .
- 2. Previously , scientists thought only small mammals and newborn babies harbored brown fat .
- 3. Physical exercise also increases the number of newborn neurons .
- 4. The parenting books say the average newborn sleeps about 19 hours a day .
- 5. In non-human primates such as monkeys , the newborn emerges facing the mother .