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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A prematurely born infant.

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  • noun informal A baby that has been born prematurely.

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  • noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Shortening and alteration of premature.]

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