neonate

(nē′ō nāt′, nē′ə-)

noun

a newly-born individual, esp. an infant during its first month of life

Origin: ModL neonatus < neo-, neo- + L natus, born: see nature

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See neonate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

Origin:

Origin: neo-

Origin: + Latin nātus

Origin: , past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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