Meaning

1 senses
  1. A newborn infant; recently born baby.

More definitions
  • a baby from birth to four weeks

Origin

From New Latin neonātus (“newborn”).

From New Latin neonātus (“newborn”).

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Forms

plural: neonates
Singularneonate
Pluralneonates

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a baby from birth to four weeks:newborn

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
neonate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto