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neonate

neonate

2 6.9
A baby less than four weeks old, often cared for in a hospital
  • noun
  • /ˈniːəˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neonato
  • The fear of colostrum was unfortunate, for modern research has demonstrated unmistakable benefits to neonates from drinking it.
  • premature neonates
  • neonate's mother
  • neonate development

But in the sense that the complex mature milk is beyond the capacity for the neonate infants tract to digest.

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Examples

  • A neonate requires special care to ensure its health and safety.

  • The nurse checked on the neonate every few hours to monitor progress.

  • Do you know how it feels to hold a six-hundred-gram neonate in your arms?

    Fiction book (1995)
  • In addition to these benefits, breastfeeding has been linked to lower incident rates of obesity among neonates.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The prognosis for complete spontaneous resolution in neonates with a calcaneovalgus deformity is excellent in the majority of cases.

    Academic text (2005)
  • In July 2012, a 21-day-old male neonate (patient 1) was admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Neonatal suppurative parotitis is an uncommon disease, with an incidence of 3.8/10,000 hospital admissions for neonates.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The investigators found that brief inhaled ENO treatment improved oxygenation in seven neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension without apparent adverse effects.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The doctor assessed the health of the neonate in the hospital incubator.

Synonyms

newborn
vsneonate
142 1.0

A baby born very recently, usually under four weeks old

is used mainly in medical contexts for babies under four weeks old

How Young

neonate
  • Specialized
2 6.9
infant
411 1.0
toddler
171 1.0

Surface Forms

neonate singular
neonates plural

Etymology

Neonate breaks into neo- 'new' and -nate 'born'. So a neonate is literally a 'new-born' baby, which is why the word means a baby less than four weeks old and is often used in hospitals.