preemies

variants also premies
plural of preemie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemies
Noun
  • More than 100 of those were designated for infants, slots that are especially hard to find.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That report found that families with Black or Hispanic children or infants, and those living in the South and West, are more likely to run into cost as a barrier.
    — Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Kristin and Fletch also had a newborn to care for while trying to keep the project moving.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026
  • In August, a fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • From toddlers to teenagers, products are engineered around instant rewards, compulsive engagement, and habit formation.
    — Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • However, after nearly three years, the foster parents were recently forced to say goodbye, following a judge’s ruling that MaryBeth and her husband, Bob Lewis, were the toddlers’ legal parents.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But Halloween excess, with its pillowcases full of candy, elaborate costumes for everyone from babies to adults to dogs (and a few unlucky cats), could not be more American.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Humanoid moths and demon babies, hitchhiking ghouls, the occasional sea monster and even a suspicious phantom kangaroo or two.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Spouses already made financially vulnerable by years of relocations can be left navigating unfamiliar courts, hiring lawyers in two countries and fighting simply to bring their children home.
    — Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Title granted to the Virgin Mary in honor of her apparitions to three shepherd children (Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto and Venerable Lucia dos Santos) in Fátima, Portugal, in 1917.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Preemies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemies. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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