premature
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/
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prematuro
- Because incubators were a new technology, the effects of oxygen on premature infants were not yet understood.
- premature birth
- premature infant
- premature baby
Your first son was born a month early, which is premature, obviously.
- Your first son was born a month early, which is premature, obviously.
- He was born almost four months premature.
- My wife and I, like we wouldn't talk about getting pregnant until the baby could survive premature birth.
- And a lot of people may know this story, but, you know, James, my son, was born two months premature.
- So this child who was totally premature, didn't make any noise upon birth is now a full term healthy winged baby that's giggling.
- Think about the tubes in a nursery for 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.
- Human babies are born absolutely premature by a whole year.
- But basically her baby came out looking like this, like premature and like just dead.
- Somewhere soft and prima preemies the diminutive for premature babies.
Examples
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And Mr. Stop supports our research in premature birth.
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I don't remember all too much, but as I've been told, I was born premature and ended up in critical care.
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Your first son was born a month early, which is premature, obviously.
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We were born premature, so...
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He was born premature, okay.
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We also see a lot of kids who were born premature and are developmentally delayed.
Academic text (2002) -
Standard hospital practice is to place premature twins in separate incubators to reduce the risk of infection.
Fiction book (1998) -
Jackie goes into premature labour, wakes up and is told she had a stillborn daughter.
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Additionally, more infants with severe health problems are surviving the trauma of premature birth or congenital defects.
Academic text (1994) -
The doctor explained that the baby was born premature and would need special care.
Synonyms
1
5.3
Born earlier than the usual time of pregnancy, before 37 weeks
Antonyms
Compounds
3
7.0
When a man reaches orgasm sooner during sex than he or his partner wants
- Specialized
1
7.3
A heartbeat that comes early so it feels like a skipped beat
A person who opposes fascism before most people or the government think it is dangerous
How Early
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4.2
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Premature comes from pre- 'before' and mature 'ripe' or 'ready'. So a premature baby is one born before it is fully ready.