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neonate

Syllabification: (ne·o·nate)
Pronunciation: /ˈnēəˌnāt/
Definition of neonate

noun

  • a newborn child or mammal.
  • Medicine an infant less than four weeks old.

Origin:

1930s: from modern Latin neonatus, from Greek neos 'new' + Latin nat- 'born' (from the verb nasci)

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