premature baby
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈpriːməˌtʃʊr ˈbeɪbi/
:
bebé prematuro
- The delayed schedule, therefore, has its benefits for premature babies.
- premature babies are born
- extremely premature babies
- save premature babies
Think about the tubes in a nursery for premature babies.
- Think about the tubes in a nursery for premature babies.
- So these are these really tiny premature babies.
- Most adults can do this conversion, but many babies, many children, especially premature babies, they don't have these pathways set up and they can't convert.
- And so, you know, early discoveries, you know, you have premature babies, they're going to die.
Examples
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And the pediatrician looked at Bryce and I and said, "If you don't vaccinate your son, who was born at 35 weeks and is a premature baby, you're signing his death certificate for this whooping cough. "
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View premature babies in the hospital to see what your babies may look like.
Academic text (2010) -
You had a premature baby on the hospital ship.
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Yes, it's the premature baby that was transferred from the hospital ship.
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The fact that it's a premature baby smaller than two kilograms could be the biggest problem.
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They make a new drug that helps premature babies... survive the first three months.
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It helps premature babies develop properly.
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Premature babies need to be evaluated as fit to fly by a paediatrician.
Academic text (2012) -
A little more than half of our premature babies have some problems in later life: sight, hearing, speech, and brain disorders like cerebral palsy.
Fiction book (1995) -
About 12.9 million premature babies are born around the world each year.
Synonyms
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8.0
A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
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5.1
A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
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8.4
A baby born too early before 37 weeks of pregnancy
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3.9
A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
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4.0
A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
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4.4
A baby who is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
Antonyms
How Early
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3.1
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: the meaning 'a baby born before full term' follows directly from 'premature' (early/before the normal time) combined with 'baby'. The sense is compositional and parallels constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Premature baby combines premature, meaning 'too early', and baby, creating the image of a baby born before the usual time. So it means a baby born early who often needs extra care in hospital.