1
: recently born
2
: born anew
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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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2025
The tiny newborn creature was injured and all alone on a trail just north of Albuquerque, the New Mexico Wildlife Center said in a May 14 post on Facebook.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 May 2025
In the next few weeks, zoo-goers can see the newborn in the Asian Plains habitat, zookeepers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
Athena’s remarks were made not to her late husband Bobby Nash (Peter Krause), but to Robert Nash Han — the newborn son of Chimney (Kenneth Choi) and Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who was named after the recently deceased captain of the 118.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2025
The tiny newborn creature was injured and all alone on a trail just north of Albuquerque, the New Mexico Wildlife Center said in a May 14 post on Facebook.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
The brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 May 2025
In the next few weeks, zoo-goers can see the newborn in the Asian Plains habitat, zookeepers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newborn. Accessed 22 May. 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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