newborn vs premie
premie vs newbornnewborn and premie both are nouns.
newborn is an adjective but premie is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| newborn | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| premie | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
premie is a hyponym of
newborn; that is, premie is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
newborn:
- newborn: a baby from birth to four weeks
- premie: an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
Other hyponyms of newborn include
liveborn infant, low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant, postmature infant, preemie, premature baby, premature infant, preterm baby, preterm infant, SGA infant, small-for-gestational-age infant, stillborn infant, term infant.
| newborn (noun) | premie (noun) |
|---|---|
| a baby from birth to four weeks | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
| newborn (adjective) | premie (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having just or recently arisen or come into existence | |
| recently born |
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