preemie

• premie, premy

From prem(ature) +‎ -ie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹiːmi/

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preemie (plural preemies)

1. (informal) A baby that has been born prematurely.

   Synonym: pretermer

   Hypernyms: newborn, neonate; infant; baby < person

   Hyponym: micropreemie

   • 2003 February 10, David Bjerklie, “A Campaign For Preemies”, in Time‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 January 2011:

     Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal death, and preemies who survive are at risk for lifelong health problems.

• micropreemie

• epimere