PREMIES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

preemies

noun

variants also premies

plural of preemie

as in infants

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Noun

Breast milk and infant formula Passengers traveling with infants have enough to worry about on their flights—and being able to provide the little ones with the proper nourishment should not be one of those concerns.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

As technology continues to improve, the day when every newborn's genome can be read at birth and every adult's genome can be read on request draws closer.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In the early months, they’re used to swaddle newborns (often with a silent prayer for a nap that’s longer than 20 minutes).

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

Our pediatrician referred us to the Early Start Program through California's Regional Center system, the state's early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.

— Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
One reason for the decrease may be that parents have substantial control over what infants and toddlers eat.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Building Coping Mechanisms Youth sports have the power to teach perseverance and overcoming adversity in a way kids may not be able to learn elsewhere, especially in our digital age.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

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Now in the spotlight, the case has stoked outrage and concern in China especially after a tightening of rules in the wake of another scandal – the revelation in 2018 that babies had been born from embryos gene-edited by Chinese scientist He Jiankui.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Women in their 20s and 30s are still having the most babies, but the birth rate for women in their 40s has increased significantly.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026

Definition of babies

Noun

On Thursday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens more.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of children

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