Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newborn

/nˈubɔɹn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: new-born
IPA: /nˈubɔɹn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Born anew, reborn.

noun

A recently born baby.

name

Example Sentences

"newborn baby"
"newborn child"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born.

Inflected Forms

new-born (alternative) newborns (plural)

Derived Forms

newbie

Phrases

innocent as a newborn babe newborn smell

Synonyms

neonate new-sprung

Questions

How do you pronounce newborn?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈubɔɹn/.
What does newborn mean?: Recently born.
Where does newborn come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born.

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