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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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
More than four decades after a newborn girl was found suffocated and abandoned on a North Dakota college campus, authorities say DNA technology has finally led to a murder charge against a 65-year-old Arizona woman.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Last year, even though the nation's population as a whole is larger, there were only 3,606,400 newborns.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Lisa Newton with Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue told WPVI that the nonprofit helped rescue kittens — who will soon be put up for adoption — after employees at a Lowe's in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found the newborn felines on a high shelf at the store's garden center.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
More than four decades after a newborn girl was found suffocated and abandoned on a North Dakota college campus, authorities say DNA technology has finally led to a murder charge against a 65-year-old Arizona woman.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
The final conversation of the episode really brings us full circle when Nia gets home from a long day in the car with a newborn who won’t nurse.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Last year, even though the nation's population as a whole is larger, there were only 3,606,400 newborns.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newborn. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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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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