preemie

noun

pree·mie ˈprē-mē

variants or less commonly premie

Synonyms of preemie next

: a premature baby

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web My goal is to impart this knowledge with other preemie families out there. —

Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 Ayra – born a preemie at just 36 weeks and 6 days – had already proved to be a fighter: Her first day on Earth was spent in the NICU because of fluid in her lungs. —

Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 20 Nov. 2022 Evolutionarily speaking, every human is a bit of a preemie. —

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022 Beatrix Quidort was a micro-preemie -- one pound, five ounces at birth. —

CBS News, 23 Dec. 2018 The mother to a micro-preemie baby, Peranteau drew on this experience to develop a design that would suit little Rosie. —

Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 15 Feb. 2022 After experiencing the loss of a child, Liam, a preemie who died at just five weeks, Mattie Mitchell has been the unseen hand behind an untold number of joyful surprises in Nashville, Tennessee. —

CBS News, 30 Dec. 2021 Her son Liam, a preemie, died at just one month old. —

Steve Hartman, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2021 Perry depends on the preemie diapers at Bread for the City. —

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