Associations to the word «Newborn»

Wiktionary

NEWBORN, adjective. Recently born.
NEWBORN, adjective. Born anew, reborn.
NEWBORN, noun. A recently born baby.

Dictionary definition

NEWBORN, noun. A baby from birth to four weeks.
NEWBORN, adjective. Recently born; "a newborn infant".
NEWBORN, adjective. Having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats