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newborn

adj, noun — 3 senses

newborn

adj
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born.

1

Recently born.

  • newborn baby
  • newborn child
2

Born anew, reborn.

Derived terms
innocent as a newborn babe, newbie, newborn smell

newborn

noun
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born.

1

A recently born baby.

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.2025 December 5, Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards, “CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation”, in NBC News:
Synonyms
neonate

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