Neonate
[nee-uh-neyt] /ˈni əˌneɪt/
noun
1.
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
/ˈniːəʊˌneɪt/
noun
1.
a newborn child, esp in the first week of life and up to four weeks old
n.
“recently born infant,” 1905, coined from neo- + Latin natus “born,” past participle of nasci “be born” (Old Latin gnasci; see genus).
neonate ne·o·nate (nē’ə-nāt’)
n.
A neonatal infant.
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