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Postnatal

//poʊstˈneɪtəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby). not-comparable

    "postnatal development"

  2. 2
    Of a mother, after giving birth. not-comparable, proscribed
Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring immediately after birth wordnet

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. Middle English natal English natal English postnatal From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831.

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