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    preemie

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Birth
    pree·mie /ˈpriːmi/ noun [countable]  American English informalMB a premature baby 早产儿
    Examples from the Corpus
    preemie• Meant to be born in 1997, she spent her first Christmas in the neonatal intensive care unit with 16 other preemies.• Ludington plans to introduce the therapy into the transitional care unit that caters to preemies at the University of Maryland Medical Center.    Origin preemie (1900-2000) premature
    pree·mie nounChineseSyllable
    premature baby Corpus a


    preemie
    pree‧mie /ˈpriːmi/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: premature
    American English informal a premature baby


    pree·mieBrE /ˈpriːmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpriːmi/ 🔊 noun (NAmE, informal) a premature baby 早产儿