WordCmp.com

low-birth-weight baby vs neonate

neonate vs low-birth-weight baby

low-birth-weight baby and neonate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
low-birth-weight baby Yes No No No
neonate Yes No No No
As nouns, neonate is a hypernym of low-birth-weight baby; that is, neonate is a word with a broader meaning than low-birth-weight baby:
  • low-birth-weight baby: an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
  • neonate: a baby from birth to four weeks
Other hypernyms of low-birth-weight baby include newborn.
low-birth-weight baby (noun) neonate (noun)
an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age a baby from birth to four weeks
Difference between low-birth-weight baby and neonate

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.