NEONATE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

neonate

noun

ˈnē-ə-ˌnāt

Definition of neonate

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 Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans. — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026 Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children. — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025 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. — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025 Most sightings of whale shark neonates come from accidental encounters — fisheries bycatch, strandings, or occasional lucky observations by divers or fishers. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neonate

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Noun

Unusually, adult children can (in rare cases) be liable to pay for parents’ care if the parents run out of money.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
Morio, already a tender and delicate soul, becomes increasingly protective of the woman carrying his child.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of child

Noun

The black-and-white illustration showed a mother kneeling on the frothing waves’ surface, staring into the face of her naked infant as the Virgin Mary towered above them both, attended by angels circling her head.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Hartung, who leads the clinic’s home care program, knows a family who skipped going to church for more than month to avoid possible measles exposures to their vulnerable infant.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of infant

Noun

Items for babies and children up to age three face the strictest limits.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Both couples are now balancing the demands of their careers with raising young children — Wheeler and Zhamira have a 2-year-old daughter, Aiunii, while Jara and Uribe welcomed baby Emilia last November.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of baby

Noun

Did something happen in her youth that might inform why Cathy, after marrying Adam, goes on to shoot him, leave their newborns, join a brothel, slowly poison the madam, and then take her job?

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
And some babies and newborns are eligible to receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the government.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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