newborn

CEFRB2

/nˈubɔrn/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A baby that has recently been born.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A recently born baby.

Examples

  • A newborn baby is liable to fall ill.

  • Mr Tanaka showed us many pictures of his newborn baby.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Born anew, reborn.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Recently born.

More examples

In context

  • The parents looked lovingly at their newborn baby boy.

  • newborn baby

  • newborn child

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From new + born.