Usage Note
Nouveau-né combines nouveau ('new') and né ('born'); the feminine is nouveau-née. The plural is nouveau-nés. In medical contexts it specifically refers to an infant in the first 28 days of life.
Examples
"Le nouveau-né dort paisiblement dans son berceau."
Natural Translation
The newborn is sleeping peacefully in its crib.
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