postnatal

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) 1859, post- +‎ natal.

Adjective

postnatal (not comparable)

1. (of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
2. (proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth

Usage notes

In careful usage postnatal refers to the baby, after being born, while the mother, after giving birth, is referred to as postpartum. In casual usage postnatal may be used for both.

Synonyms

• (give birth): postpartum

Antonyms

• prenatal
• (be born): postpartum

Translations

of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth

• Catalan: postpart
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 產後／产后 (caan² hau⁶), 产后 (caan² hau⁶)

  Mandarin: 產後／产后 (zh) (chǎnhòu), 产后 (zh) (chǎnhòu)

  Min Nan: 產後／产后, 产后 (sán-āu)

• Czech: poporodní (cs), postnatální
• Estonian: sünnijärgne
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: postnatal (fr) m, post-natal (fr) m
• German: postnatal (de), postpartal
• Italian: postnatale
• Polish: poporodowy (pl), połogowy (pl)
• Portuguese: pós-natal
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: postnatal

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German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

postnatal (not comparable)

1. postnatal

Antonyms

• pränatal

Related terms

• postpartal

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Spanish

Adjective

postnatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postnatales)

1. postnatal