Prenatal
adj, noun
adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who is expecting to give birth.
- 2 A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.
"She was recommended a course of zinc prenatals."
Adjective
- 1 Being or happening before birth. not-comparable
"Holonym: perinatal"
Adjective
- 1 occurring or existing before birth wordnet
Example
More examples"The next discussion concerns the transplantation of prenatal tissues."
Etymology
From pre- + natal.