Meanings
nounpreemie (plural preemies)
plural preemies · alternative premie · alternative premy
- informalA 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.
2003 February 10, David Bjerklie, “A Campaign For Preemies”, in Time, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2011Synonyms: pretermer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA baby that has been born prematurely.
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nounan infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
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Bulgarian недоно́сче
- недоно́сче (nedonósče)premature baby
Czech předčasně narozené dítě
- předčasně narozené dítěpremature baby
Dutch prematuurtje
- prematuurtjepremature baby
Finnish keskonen
- keskonenpremature baby
French prématuré
- prématurépremature baby
German Frühchen
- Frühchenpremature baby
Hebrew פג
- פג (pág)premature baby
Icelandic ófullburða barn
- ófullburða barnpremature baby
Italian prematuro
- prematuropremature baby
Māori tamaiti kokoti tau
- tamaiti kokoti taupremature baby
Polish wcześniak
- wcześniakpremature baby
Portuguese prematuro
- prematuropremature baby
Romanian copil născut prematur
- copil născut prematurpremature baby
Russian недоно́сок, недоно́шенный ребёнок
- недоно́сок (nedonósok)premature baby
- недоно́шенный ребёнок (nedonóšennyj rebjónok)premature baby
Swedish förtidsfödd
- förtidsföddpremature baby
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Cite this entry
APA
preemie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preemie
MLA
“preemie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preemie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preemie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preemie.
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