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Early delivery?
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preemie
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Word definitions for preemie in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Ludington plans to introduce the therapy into the transitional care unit that caters to preemies at the University of Maryland Medical Center. ▪ Meant to be born in 1997, she spent her first Christmas in the neonatal intensive ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: premature baby , preterm baby , premature infant , preterm infant , premie ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"baby born prematurely," 1927, premy , American English shortening of premature + -y (2). Spelling with -ie attested from 1949.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context informal English) A baby that has been born prematurely.
Usage examples of preemie.
Preemies, babies of diabetic mothers, perinatal problems anything that messes up the pancreas.
Caring for all those preemies in the neonatal intensive care unit, then coming home to this.
Fifty-five of those have been stillbirths, live births that die within hours, or preemies who aren't strong enough to stay alive, even in incubators.
Fifty-five of those have been stillbirths, live births that die within hours, or preemies who aren’t strong enough to stay alive, even in incubators.