birthweight

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noun

The amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth.

“Premature infants often have a very low birthweight.”

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Meanings

nounbirthweight (countable and uncountable, plural birthweights)

plural birthweights

  1. countableuncountableThe amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth.

    Premature infants often have a very low birthweight.

Origin

From birth + weight.

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APA

birthweight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthweight

MLA

“birthweight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthweight. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthweight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthweight.

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