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premature birth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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Topics: medicine, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: lindje e parakohshme — birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development
  • Chinese Mandarin: 早產兒 /早产儿 (zǎochǎn'ér) — birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development
  • Dutch: vroeggeboorte — birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development
  • Finnish: ennenaikainen synnytys — birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development
  • Georgian: ნაადრევი მშობიარობა (naadrevi mšobiaroba) — birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development
  • Albanian: lindje e parakohshme — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 早產 /早产 (zǎochǎn) — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Czech: předčasný porod — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Dutch: vroeggeboorte — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Finnish: ennenaikainen synnytys — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Georgian: ნაადრევი მშობიარობა (naadrevi mšobiaroba) — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Hungarian: koraszülés — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Polish: wcześniactwo — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation
  • Spanish: nacimiento prematuro — childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation