Definition of Preemies

1. Noun. (plural of preemie) (a perinatal child with fewer than 37 weeks gestation). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preemies

1. preemie [n] - See also: preemie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preemies

preedits
preedy
preef
preeing
preelect
preelected
preelecting
preelection
preelections
preelectric
preelects
preembargo
preemergence
preemergent
preemie
preemies (current term)
preeminence
preeminences
preeminent
preeminently
preemphasis
preemploy
preemployed
preemploying
preemployment
preemployment training program
preemploys
preempt
preemptable
preempted

Literary usage of Preemies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Coney Island by Solomon, Professor Solomon (1999)
"By 1943 (the year he retired) those peering in at the "preemies" were casually attired and looser of limb—resembled you or me. Can we pinpoint when it was ..."

2. Unholy Alliance: Priests, Rabbis and Conspirators Within the Temple of Doom by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"A year or two later it was proved that the cause of retrolental fibroplasia was the high concentrations of oxygen administered to the preemies. ..."

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