neonate

C2+ Topic:Time

US /ˈniəˌneɪt/ UK /ˈniːəneɪt/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a newborn infant, especially one less than a month old

The neonate was placed under observation in the intensive care unit.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a newborn infant,... newborn infant baby babe

Opposites

adult elder

Word family

Derived forms neonatalneonatology

Related forms natalneonatalnatality

Etymology

A 20th-century medical coinage from Greek neo- ('new') + Latin natus ('born'), past participle of nasci ('to be born').

néos Ancient Greek natus Latin

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# neonate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈniəˌneɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈniːəneɪt

## Meanings
1. a newborn infant, especially one less than a month old

## Examples
- The neonate was placed under observation in the intensive care unit.

## Synonyms
- newborn
- infant
- baby
- babe

## Antonyms
- adult
- elder

## Derived Forms
- neonatal
- neonatology

## Related Forms
- natal
- neonatal
- natality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: néos
- Root: natus

## Etymology
A 20th-century medical coinage from Greek neo- ('new') + Latin natus ('born'), past participle of nasci ('to be born').

## AI Etymology
Neonate is a 20th-century medical coinage from Greek neo- ('new') + Latin natus ('born'), past participle of nasci ('to be born'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek néos, Latin natus. The same word family includes neonatal, neonatology, natal, natality. Its current noun use means "a newborn infant, especially one less than a month old".

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