Preemie (Noun)
Meaning
An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The tiny preemie weighed only two pounds at birth and spent several weeks in the NICU.
- Her baby was a preemie, born at 32 weeks, and she was anxious to see him grow and thrive.
- The hospital's neonatal intensive care unit was filled with preemies, each one hooked up to monitors and IVs.
- After being born eleven weeks early, the preemie had to overcome many health challenges in her first year of life.
- Doctors worked around the clock to care for the fragile preemie, doing everything they could to ensure her survival.