neonate

See also: néonate

English

WOTD – 2 January 2012

Etymology

From New Latin neonātus (“newborn”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈni.oʊ.neɪt/, /ˈni.ə.neɪt/

Noun

neonate (plural neonates)

  1. A newborn infant; recently born baby.

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Italian

Adjective

neonate f or pl

  1. feminine plural of neonato

Latin

Adjective

neonāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of neonātus
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