preemie

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You may have heard the term "preemie" before, perhaps when a loved one delivered a baby more than three weeks before the expected due date.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2023

Many dolls are made to fit preemie, newborn, or even Build-a-Bear clothes.

From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2022

"He was a preemie, so to me this is even more of an issue."

From Fox News • Feb. 9, 2022

Baby Connor was born a tiny preemie in July, weighing just 11 ounces – about the size of a human heart and lighter than a can of soda.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2019

She wore the same bright outfits in the preemie ward, the kids’ cancer ward, the children’s burn unit.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper