PREEMIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does preemie mean? 

• PREEMIE (noun)
  The noun PREEMIE has 1 sense:

1. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

  Familiarity information: PREEMIE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREEMIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

preemie; premature baby; premature infant; premie; preterm baby; preterm infant

Hypernyms ("preemie" is a kind of...):

neonate; newborn (a baby from birth to four weeks)