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birthweight

birthweight noun: the amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth.

Noun

birthweight (countable and uncountable, plural birthweights)

  1. The amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth.
    • Premature infants often have a very low birthweight.

Forms of birthweight

pluralbirthweights

Origin of birthweight

From birth + weight.

Questions about birthweight

What does birthweight mean?
Birthweight means the amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth.
What part of speech is birthweight?
Birthweight is a noun.
What is the plural of birthweight?
The plural of birthweight is birthweights.

Words near birthweight in the dictionary

  1. birthtongues
  2. birthtown
  3. birthtowns
  4. birthweek
  5. birthweeks
  6. birthweight
  7. birthweights
  8. birthwise
  9. birthwort
  10. birthworts
  11. birthy

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