prenatally

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UK/pɹiːˈneɪtəli/

adverb

Before birth.

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in utero
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Meanings

adverbprenatally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore birth.

    Tall, muscular, golden-skinned, he ranted bitterly about the injustice done to him pre-natally.

    1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 62
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    It has been estimated that about two out of three fetuses with prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome are aborted in the United States.

    2024 December 1, Kwame Anthony Appiah, “Does Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome Amount to Eugenics?”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: in utero

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbBefore birth.

Similar
in utero
Also see
in utero

Origin

From prenatal + -ly.

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Translations

Polish prenatalnie, przedporodowo
  • prenatalniebefore birth
  • przedporodowobefore birth
  • przedurodzeniowobefore birth
Portuguese pré-natalmente
  • pré-natalmentebefore birth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

paternallyparentally
Cite this entry
APA

prenatally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenatally

MLA

“prenatally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenatally. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prenatally,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenatally.

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