premn.adj.

Brit.

/prɛm/, U.S.

/prɛm/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: premature n.; premature adj.

Etymology: As noun shortened < premature n. As adjective shortened < premature adj. Compare earlier preemie n.

A. n.

A premature baby. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > baby or infant > [noun] > premature baby

premature1900

preemie1927

prem1951

preterm1975

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery > complications of childbirth or pregnancy > premature child

seven-months1724

premature1900

preemie1927

prem1951

1951 Nursing Times 16 p. ii New ideas in a modern ‘prem’ unit.

1960 News Chron. 18 Mar. 8/6 Children's specialists are improving the outlook for ‘prems’—frail, under-developed babies, some born too soon.

1972 ‘R. Lewis’ Fool for Client ii. 44 My daughter..was took bad in the night and they think the baby is going to be a prem.

2004 Diamond Valley Leader (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 Aug. [He] first discovered a gift for calming babies in the ‘prem’ ward of the Mercy hospital seven years ago.

B. adj.

Of a baby: premature.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > baby or infant > [adjective] > premature baby

seven-months1724

prem1961

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > complications of childbirth or pregnancy

abortivea1450

still-born1607

footling1699

premature1754

abortifacient1858

underborn1884

postmature1895

post-term1928

preterm1928

born alive1957

prem1961

1961 News of World 23 Apr. 13 My last was three months prem.

1988 Mother & Baby Apr. 21/2 Having a prem baby is very different from having a full-term one.

2000 Pract. Parenting Apr. 149/1 When Matthew was 7 months, we were invited to a prem baby clinic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prem
释义	premn.adj. Brit. /prɛm/, U.S. /prɛm/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: premature n.; premature adj. Etymology: As noun shortened < premature n. As adjective shortened < premature adj. Compare earlier preemie n. A. n. A premature baby. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > baby or infant > [noun] > premature baby premature1900 preemie1927 prem1951 preterm1975 the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery > complications of childbirth or pregnancy > premature child seven-months1724 premature1900 preemie1927 prem1951 1951 Nursing Times 16 p. ii New ideas in a modern ‘prem’ unit. 1960 News Chron. 18 Mar. 8/6 Children's specialists are improving the outlook for ‘prems’—frail, under-developed babies, some born too soon. 1972 ‘R. Lewis’ Fool for Client ii. 44 My daughter..was took bad in the night and they think the baby is going to be a prem. 2004 Diamond Valley Leader (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 Aug. [He] first discovered a gift for calming babies in the ‘prem’ ward of the Mercy hospital seven years ago. B. adj. Of a baby: premature. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > baby or infant > [adjective] > premature baby seven-months1724 prem1961 the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > complications of childbirth or pregnancy abortivea1450 still-born1607 footling1699 premature1754 abortifacient1858 underborn1884 postmature1895 post-term1928 preterm1928 born alive1957 prem1961 1961 News of World 23 Apr. 13 My last was three months prem. 1988 Mother & Baby Apr. 21/2 Having a prem baby is very different from having a full-term one. 2000 Pract. Parenting Apr. 149/1 When Matthew was 7 months, we were invited to a prem baby clinic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1951
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