A human infant less than a month old is a newborn infant or a neonate. The term "newborn" includes premature infants, postmature infants and full term newborns.
neonate /neo·nate/ (ne´o-nat) newborn infant. ne·o·nate (n-n t) n. A neonatal infant. neonate. a newborn animal. The duration of the state of neonaticity varies between 48 ...
ne·o·nate (n-n t) n. A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old. [neo-+ Latin n tus, past participle of n sc, to be born; see gen-in Indo-European roots.]
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