新生児
Meanings
1
newborn baby; neonate
Medical and everyday term for a baby in the first few weeks after birth, especially up to 28 days old.
Taking care of a newborn baby is very demanding.
We had a health checkup for the newborn at the hospital.
Usage patterns
- 〈新生児〉の体重を測るto weigh a newborn baby
The nurse weighed the newborn baby.
- 〈新生児〉を抱くto hold a newborn baby in one's arms
The mother gently held the newborn in her arms.
- 〈新生児〉が退院するfor a newborn to be discharged from the hospital
The newborn was discharged from the hospital a week later.