postnatal

P3O1S1T1N1A1T1A1L1
US/poʊstˈneɪtəl/UK/pəʊstˈneɪtəl/

adjective

After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).

“postnatal treatment”

Similar
postpartum
Opposite
prenatalpostpartumperinatal
OriginEnglish natal ← Middle English natal ← Latin nātālis →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivepostnatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAfter being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).

    postnatal treatment

    1 more example

    postnatal development

  2. not comparableproscribedOf a mother, after giving birth.

    Synonyms: postpartum

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a mother, after giving birth.

Similar
postpartum
Opposite
prenatal

antonym(s) of “be born”

Opposite
postpartum

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveoccurring immediately after birth

Similar
postpartum
Opposite
prenatalperinatal
Also see
childingpostpartum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₁tós
  9. Proto-Italic*gnātos
  10. Latingnātus
  11. Latinnātus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinnātālis
  15. Middle Englishnatal
  16. Englishnatal
  17. Englishpostnatal

From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831.

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Translations

Bulgarian следродов
  • следродов (sledrodov)of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Catalan postpart
  • postpartof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Chinese Cantonese 產後 /产后
  • 產後 /产后 (caan² hau⁶)of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Chinese Mandarin 產後 /产后
  • 產後 /产后 (chǎnhòu)of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Czech poporodní, postnatální
  • poporodníof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
  • postnatálníof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Estonian sünnijärgne
  • sünnijärgneof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
French postnatal, post-natal
  • postnatalof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
  • post-natalof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
German postnatal, postpartal
  • postnatalof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
  • postpartalof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Italian postnatale
  • postnataleof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Polish poporodowy, połogowy
  • poporodowyof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
  • połogowyof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
  • postnatalnyof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Portuguese pós-natal
  • pós-natalof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Russian послеродово́й
  • послеродово́й (poslerodovój)of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Spanish postnatal
  • postnatalof or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
Cite this entry
APA

postnatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnatal

MLA

“postnatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnatal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postnatal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnatal.

Source: postnatal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.