neonatal
adjective
neo·na·tal
ˌnē-ō-ˈnā-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonatal mortality
neonatal intensive care unit
Examples of neonatal in a Sentence
a neonatal intensive care unit
Recent Examples on the Web
In just three months at an Argentinian neonatal unit, five babies died and eight more went into crisis — each tied to the same nurse’s shift.
—
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Both mother and child were taken to a Reno hospital, where the infant was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit as a precaution—an incident organizers described as one of the festival's most unusual events.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Babies of adolescent mothers also face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm birth and severe neonatal conditions.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Shortly after giving birth, the family learned that Jones was born with Down syndrome as well as a rare congenital colon abnormality that required surgery and a month-long stay in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neonatal
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Both mother and child were taken to a Reno hospital, where the infant was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit as a precaution—an incident organizers described as one of the festival's most unusual events.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Babies of adolescent mothers also face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm birth and severe neonatal conditions.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Shortly after giving birth, the family learned that Jones was born with Down syndrome as well as a rare congenital colon abnormality that required surgery and a month-long stay in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neonatal
Cite this Entry
“Neonatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neonatal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
neonatal
adjective
neo·na·tal
ˌnē-ō-ˈnāt-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonatal jaundice
neonatal death
compare prenatal, intranatal, postnatal
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share