1
: recently born
2
: born anew
Examples of newborn in a Sentence
Adjective
felt like a newborn activist after that pep rally
Noun
a mother goat and all of her newborn
intentionally bought clothes that were too big for her newborn but which undoubtedly would fit him in a few months
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The social media post included a photograph of the proud parents’ hands holding a pair of newborn feet.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The DTaP vaccine, given in childhood, is 90% effective, and the Tdap vaccine administered to pregnant women in the third trimester reduces pertussis cases in newborns by 77%.
—Amar Duggirala, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Instead of leading to collapse, this causes the cloud to fragment into many smaller bits, producing a cluster of newborn stars and averting direct collapse into a black hole.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The social media post included a photograph of the proud parents’ hands holding a pair of newborn feet.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
In addition, the draft budget calls for terminating an array of HHS initiatives dedicated to helping families with newborns and young children.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The DTaP vaccine, given in childhood, is 90% effective, and the Tdap vaccine administered to pregnant women in the third trimester reduces pertussis cases in newborns by 77%.
—Amar Duggirala, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newborn. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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newborn
1 of 2 adjective
new·born
ˈn(y)ü-ˈbȯ(ə)rn 
1
: recently born
2
: born anew
newborn
2 of 2 noun
plural newborn or newborns
: a newborn individual
Medical Definition
newborn
1 of 2 adjective
new·born
ˈn(y)ü-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
1
: recently born
a newborn infant
2
: affecting or relating to the newborn
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