premie

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.

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Derived terms

• forsikringspremie

Derived terms

• forsikringspremie

Declension

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