neonate
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- noun
- /ˈniːəˌneɪt/
- Specialized
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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.
- But in the sense that the complex mature milk is beyond the capacity for the neonate infants tract to digest.
- They rally about the animal, its claws hexing the desert and the waning echoes of screaming neonates in small Wicker beds.
Examples
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A neonate requires special care to ensure its health and safety.
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The nurse checked on the neonate every few hours to monitor progress.
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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
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A baby born very recently, usually under four weeks old
How Young
Surface Forms
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.