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neonate

/ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt/US/ˈni.oʊ.neɪt/

neonate noun: a newborn infant; recently born baby.

Noun

neonate (plural neonates)

  1. A newborn infant; recently born baby.
    Synonyms:
    newborn

neonate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada

neonate in Tamil

பிறந்து நான்கு வாரங்களாகாத குழந்தை, பச்சைக் குழந்தை, பிறந்த குழந்தை, பிறந்தபிள்ளை, புனிற்றுக்குழவி, பச்சிளங் குழந்தை

neonate in Urdu

نومولود

neonate in Bengali

নবজাতক শিশু, সদ্য ভূমিষ্ঠ হওয়া শিশু

neonate in Kannada

ನವಜಾತ ಶಿಶು

Synonyms of neonate

Forms of neonate

pluralneonates

Origin of neonate

From New Latin neonātus (“newborn”).

Words formed from neonate

Questions about neonate

What does neonate mean?
Neonate means a newborn infant; recently born baby.
What is neonate in Tamil?
Neonate in Tamil is பிறந்து நான்கு வாரங்களாகாத குழந்தை, பச்சைக் குழந்தை, பிறந்த குழந்தை. See Neonate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neonate?
Neonate is a noun.
How do you pronounce neonate?
Neonate is pronounced /ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of neonate?
The plural of neonate is neonates.

Words near neonate in the dictionary

  1. neonatality
  2. neonatally
  3. neonatalogist
  4. neonatalogists
  5. neonatalogy
  6. neonate
  7. neonates
  8. neonaticidal
  9. neonaticide
  10. neonaticides
  11. neonationalism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neonate (page history and authors); neonate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neonate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neonate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neonate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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