the hospital has added a new wing especially for neonates
Recent Examples on the WebExisting studies show that loud noise can cause a stress response in neonates, but lullabies and breath sounds can help calm babies.—Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, ABC News, 27 June 2024 The availability of such services in the home can help promote adequate nutrition and more close monitoring of the neonate’s hemodynamic stability, including temperature and blood glucose monitoring.—Julia Hinkle, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 In some cases, the kittens are neonates in need of 24/7 care and special equipment, like incubators, formula, syringes, bottles, medications and a dedicated volunteer who will feed them every two hours, including during the night.—USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024 The transition from a human womb to an artificial womb has to be seamless in order to stop the natural process of a fetus turning into a neonate.—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for neonate
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin neonatus (short for infans neonatus, neo-natus puerulus, etc.), from neo-neo- + Latin natus, past participle of nāscī "to be born" — more at nation
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