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a. a newborn or recently born child; infant. b. (as modifier): baby food. 2. (Anatomy) an unborn child; fetus. 3. the youngest or smallest of a family or group. 4. (Zoology) a. a newborn or recently born animal. b. (as modifier): baby rabbits. 5. usually derogatory an immature person. 6. slang a young woman or sweetheart: often used as a term of address expressing affection.
A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth; the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants; before birth, the term fetus is used.