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neonate (n.)

"recently born infant," 1905, coined from neo- "new" + Latin natus "born," past participle of nasci "be born" (Old Latin gnasci), from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget."

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Definitions of neonate from WordNet

neonate (n.)
a baby from birth to four weeks;
Synonyms: newborn
From wordnet.princeton.edu