newborn B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled new-born US /ˈnuːbɔrn/ See IPA manual Freq #11783 Meanings 1 adj Recently born. The newborn baby slept peacefully in her mother's arms. 2 noun A baby that has just been born. Newborns need to be fed every few hours. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a baby that has just been... neonate Word family Forms newborns Derived forms newbie Common collocations newborn baby Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From new + born. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # newborn **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnuːbɔrn/ **Frequency rank:** 11783 ## Meanings 1. Recently born. 2. A baby that has just been born. ## Examples - The newborn baby slept peacefully in her mother's arms. - Newborns need to be fed every few hours. ## Derived Forms - newbie ## Etymology From new + born. ## AI Etymology Newborn comes from new + born. Modern senses include recently born and a baby that has just been born. The wider word family includes derivatives such as newbie. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown