/ Dictionary / Index N neonate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ne•o•nate Pronunciation: (nē'u-nāt"), [key] — n. a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: neonate (Thesaurus) Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale neonatology Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language