Meanings
adjectiveperinatal (comparative more perinatal, superlative most perinatal)
comparative more perinatal · superlative most perinatal
- Of or pertaining to the time around birth.
Perinatal HIV infection of infants is a problem in sub-Saharan Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoccurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
- Englishperi-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₁tós
- Proto-Italic*gnātos
- Latingnātus
- Latinnātus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinnātālis
- Middle Englishnatal
- Englishnatal
- Englishperinatal
Translations
Finnish perinataalinen
- perinataalinenof or pertaining to the time around birth
French périnatal
- périnatalof or pertaining to the time around birth
German perinatal
- perinatalof or pertaining to the time around birth
Italian perinatale
- perinataleof or pertaining to the time around birth
Polish okołoporodowy, perinatalny
- okołoporodowyof or pertaining to the time around birth
- perinatalnyof or pertaining to the time around birth
Portuguese perinatal
- perinatalof or pertaining to the time around birth
Spanish perinatal
- perinatalof or pertaining to the time around birth
Cite this entry
APA
perinatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perinatal
MLA
“perinatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perinatal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perinatal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perinatal.
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