What does "neonatal" mean?

Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.

What is a synonym for "neonatal"?

Common synonyms include: ait, baby, babyish, fmait, fmaitp, infant.

adj

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Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn. not-comparable
"The baby was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit."

Adjective

1
relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth wordnet

"Everything changed when she was whisked away to the neonatal intensive care unit for observation."

From neo- + natal.

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