postnatal
Meanings
Adjective
- occurring immediately after birth
- "postnatal development"
Adj
- After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).
- Of a mother, after giving birth.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pós
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti
Proto-Italic *posti
Latin poste
Latin post
English post-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós
Proto-Italic *gnātos
Latin gnātus
Latin nātus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin nātālisbor.
English natal
English postnatal
From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831.
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Scrabble Score: 11
postnatal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpostnatal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
postnatal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
postnatal is a valid Words With Friends word