Meanings
coronial1
- AustraliaNew Zealandnot comparableOf, by or pertaining to a coroner.
But, overturning the 1961 coronial finding, Victorian coroner John Olle ruled Ms Kramer's mother, Phyllis Loomes, had put the bag over Margaret's head.
2009 January 22, Melissa Iaria, “Cleared of killing after 48 years”, in Herald Sun1 more example
1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XIV, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt When the station was reached the doctor, of course, said that Garfield's death had been instantaneous, and as he was vested with coronial powers a formal inquest was held before burial.
Synonyms: coronal
coronial2
- not comparableOf or pertaining to coronides.
coronial3
plural coronials
- uncommonA baby conceived or born during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially one apparently conceived during a lockdown.
For those who don't know, Veer is a coronial baby and because of this Amrita and Anmol were not able to take him anywhere!
2022 July 21, Ekta Chanana, “Amrita Rao And RJ Anmol's Son, Veer Takes His First Flight, The Couple Talks About Their Experience”, in BollywoodShaadis.com2 more examples
Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan announced that they are expecting their second child together. Their baby will be a coronial.
2020 August 14, “Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan to have a 'coronial' baby. Here's what it means …”, in Onmanorama, Kottayam, KeralaI am unsure when they will get to meet their first grandson, but they intend to spend Easter in the UK with my brother, a week before our coronial baby is due. And "with a bit of luck", as my dear mother said, "we'll all be together for his arrival on Zoom".
2022 March 12, Anna Sarjeant, “What it's like to be seven months pregnant with Covid-19”, in NZ HeraldSynonyms: pandemic baby
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, by or pertaining to a coroner.
nounA baby conceived or born during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially one apparently conceived during a lockdown.
Origin
coronial · adjective
From coroner + -ial. By surface analysis, Latin coron(a) (“crown, wreath”) + -i- + -al.
Full word history & related roots →coronial · adjective
By surface analysis, Latin coron(is) (“curved stroke, flourish in writing”) + -i- + -al.
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Cite this entry
coronial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronial
“coronial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coronial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronial.
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