newborn

Word parts

new + born

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /njuːbɔːn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /nuːborn/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

Positive newborn

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is newborn, it was born recently.

Noun

Singular newborn

Plural newborns or newborn

a newborn

1. (countable) A newborn is a recently born baby.