1
: recently born
2
: born anew
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Examples of newborn in a Sentence
Adjective
felt like a newborn activist after that pep rally
Noun
a mother goat and all of her newborn
intentionally bought clothes that were too big for her newborn but which undoubtedly would fit him in a few months
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Staff Author, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Those in a boat stay in constant contact with colleagues in a small plane – all scanning the water for whales and, hopefully, newborn calves.
—Emily Jones, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Families need time to care for newborns or loved ones facing health challenges.
—Paolo Mastrangelo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Per The Seattle Times, researchers believe the mother orca's newborn calf, who the Center for Whale Research discovered the calf on Friday, Dec. 20, and given the alpha-numeric designation J61, has died.
—Staff Author, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Those in a boat stay in constant contact with colleagues in a small plane – all scanning the water for whales and, hopefully, newborn calves.
—Emily Jones, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
The body-cam video also shows Chappell sweeping her finger into the newborn's mouth and pulling out a small amount of a sticky-looking fluid that the baby may have swallowed during the delivery.
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—Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Families need time to care for newborns or loved ones facing health challenges.
—Paolo Mastrangelo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newborn. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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newborn
1 of 2 adjective
new·born
ˈn(y)ü-ˈbȯ(ə)rn 
1
: recently born
2
: born anew
newborn
2 of 2 noun
plural newborn or newborns
: a newborn individual
Medical Definition
newborn
1 of 2 adjective
new·born
ˈn(y)ü-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
1
: recently born
a newborn infant
2
: affecting or relating to the newborn
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