antenatal

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/ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl//ˌæntiˈnɛɪːtəl/US[ˌɛəntʰiˈnɛɪːɾl̩]

adjective

Occurring or existing before birth.

“antenatal care”

Similar
prenatalantepartum
OriginLatin ante →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Occurring or existing before birth.

    antenatal care

    1 more example

    antenatal therapy

    Synonyms: prenatal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOccurring or existing before birth.

Similar
prenatal

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveoccurring or existing before birth

Similar
prenatalantepartum
Also see
antepartumprenatal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinante“before”
  2. Englishantenatal

From Latin ante (“before”) + nātālis (“natal”), from nāscor (“to be born”), equivalent to ante- + natal.

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Translations

Catalan prenatal
  • prenatalbefore birth
Finnish antenataalinen
  • antenataalinenbefore birth
French anténatal
  • anténatalbefore birth
Indonesian antenatal
  • antenatalbefore birth
Italian prenatale, antenatale
  • prenatalebefore birth
  • antenatalebefore birth
Māori pirikōpū
  • pirikōpūbefore birth
Polish prenatalny, przedporodowy
  • prenatalnybefore birth
  • przedporodowybefore birth
  • przedurodzeniowybefore birth
Spanish prenatal
  • prenatalbefore birth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Atlantean
Cite this entry
APA

antenatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antenatal

MLA

“antenatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antenatal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antenatal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antenatal.

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