LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT BABY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase low-birth-weight baby. (close relations)
Definition of LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT BABY
Best Alternative Words for LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT BABY
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| delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||||
| frail | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • physically weak noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||||||||
| lightweight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds • someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous • an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds • a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds • A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division. adjective satellite • weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use • having no importance or influence | ||||||||
| miniature | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) • a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size adjective satellite • being on a very small scale | ||||||||
| puny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inferior in strength or significance • (used especially of persons) of inferior size | ||||||||
| small | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • the slender part of the back • a garment size for a small person adverb • on a small scale adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • (of children and animals) young, immature • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope • low or inferior in station or quality • lowercase • (of a voice) faint • have fine or very small constituent particles • not large but sufficient in size or amount • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
| tiny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very small | ||||||||
| undersized | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • smaller than normal for its kind | ||||||||
| underweight | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being very thin | ||||||||
| weak | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||||
| low-birth-weight infant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age | ||||||||
