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blue baby
an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
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cherub
a sweet innocent baby
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abandoned infant, foundling
a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
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godchild
an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
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neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant
a baby from birth to four weeks
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nurseling, nursling, suckling
an infant considered in relation to its nurse
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papoose, pappoose
an American Indian infant
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test-tube baby
a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
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war baby
conceived or born during war
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goddaughter
a female godchild
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godson
a male godchild
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liveborn infant
infant who shows signs of life after birth
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low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant
an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
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postmature infant
infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency
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preemie, premature baby, premature infant, premie, preterm baby, preterm infant
an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
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SGA infant, small-for-gestational-age infant
an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age
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stillborn infant
infant who shows no signs of life after birth
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term infant
infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks
