as in children
a recently born person
the hospital has added a new wing especially for neonates
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Recent Examples of neonates
There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
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Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.
—Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.
—Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neonates
Noun
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My office will continue to vigorously prosecute defendants who pose serious threats to our community’s safety, especially our children.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Families with young children could ride all the rides, see the shows and meet multiple characters in a day, if lines aren’t too long, but the park isn’t meant to be treated like a checklist.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Noun
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For guests traveling with infants, complimentary baby essentials, including bottle warmers, infant bathtubs, and nightlights, will be ready at check-in.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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On Wednesday, June 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall for Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula after multiple infants got sick and were hospitalized with infant botulism after consuming the formula.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Infant mortality is the measure of how many babies die before reaching their first birthday.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Yet research shows the real influence rests with women themselves – and that change will only come if more babies are born within the community.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Feel the age-old urge to hold the newborn out to the red morning sun and give thanks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
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Some local initiatives are also beginning to develop, including a San Francisco program backed by private donations that aims to provide additional contributions for eligible newborns.—
Rick Unser,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In these later seventeenth-century birth figures, which depict the interventions of hands and arms and rods and string, wombs are no longer playrooms for acrobatic toddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Our Rainbow can teach toddlers all about the meaning of each color of the pride flag.—
Sarah Kate Ellis,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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“Neonates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neonates. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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