premie

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See also: premié and premiê

English

Etymology 1

Noun

premie (plural premies)

  1. Alternative spelling of preemie
    • 2013, Karin Cadwell, Cindy Turner-Maffei, Pocket Guide for Lactation Management
      The mother can use massage/compression to increase the flow of milk, which will stimulate the baby to nurse actively again. This works especially well with premies, babies with Down syndrome, and other babies who are weak.

Etymology 2

From Prem +‎ -ie.

Noun

premie (plural premies)

  1. A follower of the controversial spiritual leader Prem Rawat (born 1957).
    • 1974, H W Wilson Company, Current biography:
      As telescoped conversationally by American premies, Guru Maharaj Ji's name is pronounced […]
    • 1977, Carroll Stoner, Jo Anne Parke, All gods' children: the cult experience—salvation or slavery?
      Armed with the knowledge of his own private God, a premie should be able, according to the guru, to handle any situation with maturity […]
    • 2004, Bob Larson, Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality
      One premie described the sound as "loud rock and roll," […]
    • 2008, Phil Polizatto, Hunga Dung: A True Novel:
      All three premies sported close-cropped haircuts and wore sports jackets.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin praemium possibly through English premium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpreː.mi/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧mie
  • Rhymes: -eːmi

Noun

premie f (plural premies, diminutive premietje n)

  1. A prize, a reward.
  2. A premium, money paid for e.g. an insurance.
  3. A bounty, a reward for killing or capturing a suspect, convict or animal at large.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: premie
  • → Caribbean Javanese: prémi
  • → Indonesian: premi
  • → Papiamentu: premie (dated)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin praemium.

Noun

premie m (definite singular premien, indefinite plural premier, definite plural premiene)

  1. a prize
  2. a premium

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin praemium.

Noun

premie m (definite singular premien, indefinite plural premiar, definite plural premiane)

  1. a prize
  2. a premium

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Verb

premie

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾemje/ [ˈpɾe.mje]

Verb

premie

  1. inflection of premiar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Noun

premie c

  1. a premium, a prize, an award
  2. a premium, a bonus
  3. a premium, an insurance fee

Declension

Declension of premie 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative premie premien premier premierna
Genitive premies premiens premiers premiernas
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