prem
早産児
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prem は英国の口語で premature baby「早産児」を縮めた語です。premature の冒頭 prem- を残した短縮形なので、pre-「前に」＋ mature「成熟した」から「十分に成熟する前に生まれた赤ちゃん」と結び付けましょう。医療的・正式な文脈では premature baby や preterm infant がより明確で、prem は会話的です。
Treat prem as a clipped, informal British form of “premature baby.” It keeps the opening sound and letters of premature, so connect pre-, “before,” with mature: the baby is born before completing the usual period of development in the womb. This makes the meaning easier to recover than memorizing prem as an unrelated word. The term may appear in casual conversation among families or caregivers. In careful general writing, “premature baby” is clearer, while medical contexts often prefer “preterm infant.” Do not confuse this noun with Premier League, which is also sometimes shortened informally to “the Prem.”
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prem の語源・成り立ち Etymology
prem は英口語で premature baby の省略形です。もとはラテン語 praematurus にさかのぼり、pre-「前に」＋ mature「成熟した」から成るため、「成熟する前に生まれた子」→早産児とわかります。関連語は premature, maturity。
Prem is a chiefly British informal shortening of premature baby. Premature comes from Latin praematurus, “ripening or occurring too early,” built from prae, “before,” and maturus, “ripe” or “mature.” Applied to birth, premature describes a baby born before the expected completion of pregnancy. English created prem by clipping the longer adjective and using the shortened form as a noun for the baby. The term remains colloquial rather than a precise medical label.
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