as in child
a recently born person
the hospital has added a new wing especially for neonates
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Recent Examples of neonate
The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Whale shark neonates, like other shark species, do not receive any parental care after birth.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Despite the underlying cause, the management of a sick neonate follows a consistent approach.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
This means there is a two-month window after birth where neonates are at their most vulnerable.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Whale shark neonates, like other shark species, do not receive any parental care after birth.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Despite the underlying cause, the management of a sick neonate follows a consistent approach.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
This means there is a two-month window after birth where neonates are at their most vulnerable.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neonate
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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What’s required of us, if we’re charged with that infant’s care?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The infants had slipped through a gap between the mattress and a side rail.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Such a therapy would be a boon to babies as the nation’s vaccination schedule does not specify a first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine until children are 12 to 15 months old.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The dragons stalk the island, flicking their huge tongues in hopes of picking up the scent of a deer, wild boar, or water buffalo — the latter two species introduced by humans — or rodents and other smaller reptiles, including baby Komodo dragons.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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Each newborn weighed between 2 and 3 lbs.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Then the mama cat gets up and steps away from her newborns for a moment.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Neonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neonate. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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