"postnatal" meaning in English

See postnatal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postnatal.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-postnatal.wav
Etymology: 1859, post- + natal. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{prefix|en|post|natal}} post- + natal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postnatal (not comparable)
  1. after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby) Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth): следродов (sledrodov) (Bulgarian), postpart (Catalan), 產後 /产后 (sán-āu) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 產後 /产后 (caan² hau⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 產後 /产后 (chǎnhòu) (Chinese Mandarin), poporodní (Czech), postnatální (Czech), sünnijärgne (Estonian), postnatal [masculine] (French), post-natal [masculine] (French), postnatal (German), postpartal (German), postnatale (Italian), paşzayînê [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), poporodowy (Polish), połogowy (Polish), pós-natal (Portuguese), послеродово́й (poslerodovój) (Russian), postnatal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-postnatal-en-adj-JRyf95aW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth': 76 24
  2. (proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth Tags: not-comparable, proscribed Synonyms (give birth): postpartum
    Sense id: en-postnatal-en-adj-Pw5o0JHl Disambiguation of 'give birth': 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: postnatal depression
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