postnatal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal English postnatal From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).
postnatal treatment
postnatal development
- (not-comparable, proscribed) Of a mother, after giving birth.
Antonyms
prenatal · postpartum (antonym(s) of “be born”)
Deriveds
postnatal depression · postnatally
Synonyms
postpartum (give birth)
Translations (20)
pl postnatalny (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · cmn 產後 /产后 (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · cs postnatální (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · bg следродов (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · fr post-natal (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · pl połogowy (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · nan-hbl 產後 /产后 (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · cs poporodní (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · ru послеродово́й (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · yue 產後 /产后 (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · es postnatal (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · et sünnijärgne (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · pl poporodowy (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · kmr paşzayînê (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · it postnatale (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · pt pós-natal (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · fr postnatal (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · de postpartal (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · de postnatal (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth) · ca postpart (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth)