Used in a Sentence

newborn

How to use newborn in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for newborn.

Editorial note

Would I take the same risk if I had a wife at home with our newborn child?

Examples7
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a baby from birth to four weeks

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of newborn gathered in one view.

noun

a baby from birth to four weeks

adjective

recently born; "a newborn infant"

adjective

having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for newborn.

noun

a baby from birth to four weeks

adjective

recently born; "a newborn infant"

adjective

having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears"

Example sentences

1

Would I take the same risk if I had a wife at home with our newborn child?

2

But then I can say that given the growth of a newborn child, 60 years old adult should be 50m tall.

3

In fact, newborn children in high-income countries can expect to live to more than 100 years.

4

Right now, I'm in New York working while my wife is with my parents in DC taking care of our newborn while she finishes final exams for law school.

5

I graduated less than two years later, and within 3 years I was earning a 6-figure income and providing for a wife and newborn child.

6

My wife and I recently had a professional photographer come out to take photos of our newborn and it was quite frustrating.

7

Customers aren't actually as stupid as birds: You can put a newborn cuckoo in a bird's nest and the bird will feed it -- it doesn't actually know what its own offspring are supposed to look like -- but you can't just build a thing with a screen that looks superficially like an iPad and expect folks to mindlessly buy it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use newborn in a sentence?

Would I take the same risk if I had a wife at home with our newborn child?

What does newborn mean?

a baby from birth to four weeks

What part of speech is newborn?

newborn is commonly used as noun, adjective.