"prem" meaning in English

See prem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prem.wav Forms: prems [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} prem (plural prems)
  1. (informal) A prematurely born infant. Tags: informal Synonyms: preemie, premie Related terms: off-prem, on-prem
    Sense id: en-prem-en-noun-BqPH~5lJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Shortening.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prems",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prem (plural prems)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Wilbur Smith, Rage, page 200:",
          "text": "Men are such clots, dates don't mean much to them, and if he does start counting, you can always bribe the doctor to tell him it's a prem.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A prematurely born infant."
      ],
      "id": "en-prem-en-noun-BqPH~5lJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "prematurely",
          "prematurely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A prematurely born infant."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "off-prem"
        },
        {
          "word": "on-prem"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "preemie"
        },
        {
          "word": "premie"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɛm/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prem.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prem"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Shortening.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prems",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prem (plural prems)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "off-prem"
    },
    {
      "word": "on-prem"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛm",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛm/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Wilbur Smith, Rage, page 200:",
          "text": "Men are such clots, dates don't mean much to them, and if he does start counting, you can always bribe the doctor to tell him it's a prem.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A prematurely born infant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prematurely",
          "prematurely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A prematurely born infant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɛm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prem.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-prem.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-prem.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "preemie"
    },
    {
      "word": "premie"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prem"
}

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