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newborn

[ noo-bawrn, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. recently or only just born.
  2. born anew; reborn:

    a newborn faith in human goodness.



noun

plural newborn, newborns.
  1. a newborn infant; neonate.

newborn

/ ˈːˌɔː /

adjective

    1. recently or just born
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the newborn

  1. (of hope, faith, etc) reborn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of newborn1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; new, born
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Months later, 10 newborns were killed in Uttar Pradesh state after a blaze broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Jhansi district.

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Constance Marten has denied carrying her baby in a supermarket bag while on the run and said she considered handing the newborn to authorities, a court has heard.

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Parents could no longer reliably count on herd immunity to keep newborns too young to vaccinate safe from the disease.

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In addition, the draft budget calls for terminating an array of HHS initiatives dedicated to helping families with newborns and young children.

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His heart sank as he followed the trail of bodily fluids about 60 yards downhill to the half-eaten remains of a newborn calf.

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