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premie

/ˈpriːmi/
(UK: premmie)
pre · mie
Plural:premies
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• noun

1

North American A baby born prematurely, before the normal period of gestation is complete (an informal variant spelling of preemie).

Example

"Because their daughter arrived six weeks early as a premie, she spent her first two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 20th century in American English as an informal shortening of 'premature' (from Latin 'praematurus', meaning 'untimely' or 'very early') combined with the diminutive suffix '-ie'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Premie. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/premie
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