newborn
Americanadjective
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recently or only just born.
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born anew; reborn.
a newborn faith in human goodness.
noun
plural
newborn, newbornsadjective
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recently or just born
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( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the newborn
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(of hope, faith, etc) reborn
Etymology
Origin of newborn
Example Sentences
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At first he thought it was just the one animal but later found a carrier containing a female and four male newborn kittens.
From BBC
"Marigold's still a bit tired though because she wouldn't go to sleep properly for days – too busy tending to the newborns," she said.
From BBC
The identity of her father is unknown, but she aches for her mother who, as a wayward teenager, quickly handed off newborn Annie to her grandmother before disappearing from their lives.
A spokesperson for Gemini Untwined, which funds specialist surgery for rare newborns joined by the head, said portraying conjoined twins as entertainment was "morally reprehensible".
From BBC
“What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms, or the memory of a brother’s smile?”
From Salon
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