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premature birth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ma-ture birth
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development.

noun

Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.

Inflected Forms

premature births (plural)

Phrases

preterm birth

Frequently Paired Words

preemie preterm birth

Questions

What does premature birth mean?
The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development.

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