English

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

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

• empire
• epimer
• E-Prime

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧mie

Etymology

From Latin praemium possibly through English premium

Noun

premie f ‎(plural premies, diminutive premietje n)

1. prize, reward
2. money paid for eg. an insurance

Derived terms

• aanbrengpremie
• premiejager
• verzekeringspremie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin praemium

Noun

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

1. a prize
2. a premium

References

• “premie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin praemium

Noun

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

1. a prize
2. a premium

References

• “premie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

premie

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of premiar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of premiar
3. first-person singular imperative of premiar
4. third-person singular imperative of premiar

Spanish

Verb

premie

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of premiar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of premiar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of premiar.

Swedish

Noun

premie c

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

Declension

Related terms

• försäkringspremie
• optionspremie
• premiär
• premieobligation
• premiepension
• premiera
• premieskatt
• riskpremie