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antenatal

/ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/[ˌɛəntʰiˈnɛɪːɾl̩]

antenatal adjective: occurring or existing before birth.

Adjective

antenatal

  1. Occurring or existing before birth.
    • antenatal care
    • antenatal therapy
    Synonyms:
    prenatal

antenatal meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Indonesian

antenatal in Tamil

கருக்காலம், பேறுக்குமுன், முன்பேற்று

antenatal in Urdu

قبل از پیدائش

antenatal in Kannada

ಜನನಪೂರ್ವದ, ಪ್ರಸವ ಪೂರ್ವದ

antenatal in Indonesian

before birth
antenatal

Synonyms of antenatal

Origin of antenatal

From Latin ante (“before”) + nātālis (“natal”), from nāscor (“to be born”), equivalent to ante- + natal.

Words formed from antenatal

Questions about antenatal

What does antenatal mean?
Antenatal means occurring or existing before birth.
What is antenatal in Tamil?
Antenatal in Tamil is கருக்காலம், பேறுக்குமுன், முன்பேற்று. See Antenatal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antenatal?
Antenatal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce antenatal?
Antenatal is pronounced /ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/.

Words near antenatal in the dictionary

  1. antenantioses
  2. antenantiosis
  3. antenarrative
  4. antenarratives
  5. antenarratology
  6. antenatal
  7. antenatally
  8. antenati
  9. antenicene
  10. antenna
  11. antenna codlet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antenatal (page history and authors); antenatal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antenatal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antenatal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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