prenatally

English

Etymology

From prenatal +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈneɪtəli/

Adverb

prenatally (not comparable)

1. Before birth.
   • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 62:

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

Synonyms

• in utero (synonymous in many contexts)

Anagrams

• parentally, paternally