How to Pronounce "newborn"
word
/ˈnubɔɹn/
NOO-born
/njˈuːbɔːn/
NYOO-bawn
Definition
A baby that has just been born or is only a few weeks old. Also used as an adjective to describe something recently born or newly created.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈnubɔɹn/
British English
/njˈuːbɔːn/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NOO-born
UK
NYOO-bawn
Listen in Context
The newborn baby weighed 3.5 kilograms.
She held her newborn gently in her arms.
Newborn babies sleep up to 17 hours a day.
Life with a newborn is beautiful chaos — you haven't slept in weeks but you've never felt more love.