1
: recently born
2
: born anew
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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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Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
All black-footed ferrets alive today, other than the clones of Willa and their newborn kits, are descendants of the last seven wild individuals.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But such is sadly not the case with Jing (Hedwig Tam) and her newborn, the latter of whom spends most of her waking moments crying hysterically.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Snow voted for Trump with her newborn baby and small business, His & Hers Beauty Bar, in mind.
—Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
All black-footed ferrets alive today, other than the clones of Willa and their newborn kits, are descendants of the last seven wild individuals.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Balancing a demanding athletic career while caring for her newborn brought her face-to-face with a harsh reality: support for mothers in high-performance sports was almost nonexistent.
—Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But such is sadly not the case with Jing (Hedwig Tam) and her newborn, the latter of whom spends most of her waking moments crying hysterically.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Newborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newborn. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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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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