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English
Etymology
pre- + natal
Adjective
prenatal (not comparable)
- Being or happening before birth.
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Translations
being or happening before birth
Noun
prenatal (plural prenatals)
- A person who is expecting to give birth.
- A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.
- She was recommended a course of zinc prenatals.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From pre- + natal.
Adjective
prenatal (neuter prenatalt, definite singular and plural prenatale, comparative prenatalare, indefinite superlative prenatalast, definite superlative prenatalaste)
- prenatal
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French prénatal.
Adjective
prenatal m or n (feminine singular prenatală, masculine plural prenatali, feminine and neuter plural prenatale)
- prenatal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾenaˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pre‧na‧tal
Adjective
prenatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural prenatales)
- prenatal
- Synonym: antenatal
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