preemie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of preemie
1925–30; prem(ature), respelled to represent the pronunciation unambiguously + -ie
Example Sentences
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He hopes that there will be more research about what ventilator settings might lead to the best outcomes for preemies.
From Science Daily
The child has since been transported to a neonatal intensive care unit in Albany, where he’s been able to receive preemie care much closer to home.
From Seattle Times
You may have heard the term "preemie" before, perhaps when a loved one delivered a baby more than three weeks before the expected due date.
From Salon
Some of their observations, shared before peer review but since formally published, were striking: Across Denmark, for instance, numbers of the smallest preemies were down by 90 percent.
From New York Times
Not giving enough oxygen could be dire for preemies with undeveloped lungs.
From Scientific American
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