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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Sophie Bates, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The comedian and actor took to Instagram on Tuesday (June 17) to announce the arrival of his newborn son with fiancée Rada Darling.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 June 2025
During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and newborn son.
—Sophie Bates, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The comedian and actor took to Instagram on Tuesday (June 17) to announce the arrival of his newborn son with fiancée Rada Darling.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
But their most dangerous run-in occurs when Isla helps a pregnant infected give birth to a—surprise—non-infected baby girl and the newborn's father, an Alpha referred to as Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry), shows up to claim her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 June 2025
During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newborn. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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