1
: recently born
2
: born anew
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The search was triggered after airport authorities discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a bathroom at the airport.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
There was little time to take in the joy of her newborn, no ability to hold a baby shower or cook food and share with neighbors for traditional Islamic birth celebrations.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
If that wasn’t already a big deal in the Lesinski family, the real kicker is that the newborn shares his birthday with not only his father, who was born in 1990, but also his grandfather, Daniel Lesinski Sr., born in 1957.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Image During opening weekend on March 16, the museum was a hive of freckles and gap toothed grins, with visitors ranging in age from newborn to well seasoned.
—Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Some estimates forecast that almost as many as a quarter of a million children, pregnant women and newborn mothers could die of malnutrition in Sudan in the coming months.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Early last year, a Red Wing-area woman pleaded guilty to leaving her newborn son to die on the banks of the Mississippi River in 2003.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
What kind of person doesn’t let her report take a meager two weeks to spend time with his newborn baby when the rest of the team would be happy to cover for him?
—Kara Panzer, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
That said, for Black women, adjusting to motherhood after birth is more than just learning how to care for a newborn.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
But Take Note The hood may be too large for smaller babies, like newborns.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Flame retardant chemicals also can pass to developing fetuses via the placenta and to newborns through breast milk, past research has found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Visitors weren’t allowed in hotel rooms, and could see newborns only through a glass window.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
On the night of Nov. 16, 1993, Pye and two accomplices — Chester Adams and Anthony Freeman — plotted to rob Yarbrough, who at the time was living with another man and her newborn, whom Pye thought was his child.
—Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
In one of the pictures in the slideshow, Georgie sat on the couch wearing a pair of bunny ears, while another photo showed the newborn chewing on a toy carrot as Lipinski kissed her on the head.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Adjective
An Indiana mother is accused of leaving her newborn baby in his car seat for 13 hours, leading to his death, officials say.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The search was triggered after airport authorities discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a bathroom at the airport.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
There was little time to take in the joy of her newborn, no ability to hold a baby shower or cook food and share with neighbors for traditional Islamic birth celebrations.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
If that wasn’t already a big deal in the Lesinski family, the real kicker is that the newborn shares his birthday with not only his father, who was born in 1990, but also his grandfather, Daniel Lesinski Sr., born in 1957.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Image During opening weekend on March 16, the museum was a hive of freckles and gap toothed grins, with visitors ranging in age from newborn to well seasoned.
—Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Some estimates forecast that almost as many as a quarter of a million children, pregnant women and newborn mothers could die of malnutrition in Sudan in the coming months.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Early last year, a Red Wing-area woman pleaded guilty to leaving her newborn son to die on the banks of the Mississippi River in 2003.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
What kind of person doesn’t let her report take a meager two weeks to spend time with his newborn baby when the rest of the team would be happy to cover for him?
—Kara Panzer, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Noun
On Thursday, April 4, Waterhouse shared the first photo of their newborn.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
That said, for Black women, adjusting to motherhood after birth is more than just learning how to care for a newborn.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
But Take Note The hood may be too large for smaller babies, like newborns.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Flame retardant chemicals also can pass to developing fetuses via the placenta and to newborns through breast milk, past research has found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Visitors weren’t allowed in hotel rooms, and could see newborns only through a glass window.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
On the night of Nov. 16, 1993, Pye and two accomplices — Chester Adams and Anthony Freeman — plotted to rob Yarbrough, who at the time was living with another man and her newborn, whom Pye thought was his child.
—Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Read Next California Male seadragon makes history at CA aquarium with arrival of more than 70 newborns
March 03, 2023 11:55 AM
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California
Pregnant male seadragon makes history at CA aquarium.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
In one of the pictures in the slideshow, Georgie sat on the couch wearing a pair of bunny ears, while another photo showed the newborn chewing on a toy carrot as Lipinski kissed her on the head.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
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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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