“新生儿”常见的英语表达是 “newborn”(可作名词或形容词)或 “newborn baby”(更明确地指新生儿婴儿)。
newborn(名词/形容词):
名词用法:The hospital delivers hundreds of newborns every year. (这家医院每年接生数百名新生儿。)
形容词用法:a newborn infant (一个新生儿婴儿)
newborn baby(名词短语):更具体地指刚出生的婴儿,常用于强调婴儿的幼小和脆弱。例如:The parents were overjoyed at the birth of their newborn baby. (这对父母为新生儿的诞生欣喜若狂。)