NEWBORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does newborn mean? 

• NEWBORN (noun)
  The noun NEWBORN has 1 sense:

1. a baby from birth to four weeks

  Familiarity information: NEWBORN used as a noun is very rare.

• NEWBORN (adjective)
  The adjective NEWBORN has 2 senses:

1. recently born

2. having just or recently arisen or come into existence

  Familiarity information: NEWBORN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEWBORN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A baby from birth to four weeks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

neonate; newborn

Hypernyms ("newborn" is a kind of...):

babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "newborn"):

liveborn infant (infant who shows signs of life after birth)

low-birth-weight baby; low-birth-weight infant (an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age)

postmature infant (infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency)

preemie; premature baby; premature infant; premie; preterm baby; preterm infant (an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation)

SGA infant; small-for-gestational-age infant (an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age)

stillborn infant (infant who shows no signs of life after birth)

term infant (infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks)

• NEWBORN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Recently born

Context example:

a newborn infant

Similar:

immature; young ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having just or recently arisen or come into existence

Synonyms:

new-sprung; newborn

Context example:

with newborn fears

Similar:

new (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)

 Context examples 

Absence of the thyroid gland in a newborn.

(Congenital Thyroid Gland Aplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital malformation that is present in the lungs of the newborn.

(Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of the Lung, NCI Thesaurus)

A subperiosteal hemorrhage limited to the surface of one cranial bone, a usually benign condition seen in the newborn as a result of bone trauma.

(Fetal Cephalhematoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Transient cyanotic discoloration of the hands and feet, especially fingers and toes, in a newborn.

(Neonatal Acrocyanosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition characterized by a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood below established reference ranges in a newborn.

(Neonatal Neutropenia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).Chronic lung disease is a condition in which damaged tissue in a newborn baby's lungs causes breathing and health problems.

(Chronic Lung Disorder, NICHD)

An emergency measure on newborns, which requires assistance to begin breathing at birth.

(Cardiac Compression during Initial Resuscitation, NCI Thesaurus)

Some existing models predicted that the radiation from a newborn, nearby massive star would tend to break down large organic molecules into smaller ones, rather than build them up.

(“Kitchen Smoke” Molecules in Nebula Offer Clues to the Building Blocks of Life, NASA)

It is only 5 to 10 million years old, making it one of a very few newborn planets found to date.

(NASA's K2 Finds Newborn Exoplanet Around Young Star, NASA)

A test devised by Dr. Virginia Apgar to assess the overall health of a newborn upon birth.

(Apgar Test, NCI Thesaurus)