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neonate - 4 dictionary results

ne⋅o⋅nate

[nee-uh-neyt]
–noun
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.

Origin:
1930–35; neo- + -nate < L nātus born; see native
ne·o·nate   (nē'ə-nāt')   
n.  A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

[neo- + Latin nātus, past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: ne·o·nate
Pronunciation: 'nE-&-"nAt
Function: noun
: a newborn infant; especially : an infant less than a monthold

neonate ne·o·nate (nē'ə-nāt')
n.
A neonatal infant.

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