preemies

variants also premies
Definition of preemiesnext
plural of preemie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemies
Noun
  • Investigators say the children ranged in age from infants to 10 years old.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Two of them gave birth during their hospitalizations and their two infants were diagnosed with active measles cases.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • For instance, even the most prevalent form of Sanfilippo syndrome affects only one in 100,000 newborns, making traditional research and drug development difficult.
    Elise Esposito, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
  • The reality of welcoming a newborn also creates environmental stressors that affect your already vulnerable skin.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
  • For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.
    Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lightweight, sporty and comfortable, these sandals are perfect for toddlers, young children and older kids.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • Family Akelarre is an adults-forward hotel, designed more for couples and contemplative travelers than for toddlers with energy to burn.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Some babies show no symptoms at birth but may develop complications months or years later.
    Dr. Megan Yanny, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • But babies expand your rib cage so, just be aware.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • The couple has been married since 2016 and shares three children.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • For one, as University of British Columbia dean of the faculty of dentistry Mary MacDougall told New Scientist last year, the approach may only work in children, who still have plenty of dental epithelial cells, which play a foundational role in the development of teeth.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 June 2026
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“Preemies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemies. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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