preemie

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preemie

  • /ˈpɹiːmi/

noun preemies · premie · premy

  1. informal A baby that has been born prematurely. Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal death, and preemies who survive are at risk for lifelong health problems.

    Similar: pretermer

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noun premature baby

Portuguêsprematuro
Françaisprématuré
DeutschFrühchen
Italianoprematuro
Românăcopil născut prematur
Русскийнедоно́сок nedonósok, недоно́шенный ребёнок nedonóšennyj rebjónok
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@misc{preemie_2026,
  title = {preemie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preemie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}