preemie

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpɹiːmi

Definitions

A baby that has been born prematurely.

Equivalents

Françaisprématuré

DeutschFrühchen

Portuguêsprematuro

8 more languages

Azərbaycan dilidüşük

עבריתפג

Bahasa Indonesiabayi prematur

Italianoprematuro

Nederlandsprematuurtje

PolskiWcześniak

Русскийнедоносок недоно́шенный ребёнок

Examples

“Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal death, and preemies who survive ⟳ are at risk ⟳ for lifelong health problems.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Preeminence preeminency Preeminent Preeminently preeming preemphasis

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