postnatal

English

Etymology

1859, post- +‎ natal.[1]

Adjective

postnatal (not comparable)

  1. after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby)
  2. (proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth

Usage notes

In careful usage postnatal refers to the baby, after being born, while the mother, after giving birth, is referred to as postpartum. In casual usage postnatal may be used for both.

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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “postnatal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

Adjective

postnatal (feminine postnatale, masculine plural postnataux, feminine plural postnatales)

  1. postnatal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

postnatal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular postnataler, not comparable)

  1. postnatal
    Antonym: pränatal

Declension
Positive forms of postnatal (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative — — — —
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative postnataler postnatale postnatales postnatale
genitive postnatalen postnataler postnatalen postnataler
dative postnatalem postnataler postnatalem postnatalen
accusative postnatalen postnatale postnatales postnatale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der postnatale die postnatale das postnatale die postnatalen
genitive des postnatalen der postnatalen des postnatalen der postnatalen
dative dem postnatalen der postnatalen dem postnatalen den postnatalen
accusative den postnatalen die postnatale das postnatale die postnatalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein postnataler eine postnatale ein postnatales (keine) postnatalen
genitive eines postnatalen einer postnatalen eines postnatalen (keiner) postnatalen
dative einem postnatalen einer postnatalen einem postnatalen (keinen) postnatalen
accusative einen postnatalen eine postnatale ein postnatales (keine) postnatalen

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French postnatal.

Adjective

postnatal m or n (feminine singular postnatală, masculine plural postnatali, feminine and neuter plural postnatale)

  1. postnatal

Declension
Declension of postnatal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite postnatal postnatală postnatali postnatale
definite postnatalul postnatala postnatalii postnatalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite postnatal postnatale postnatali postnatale
definite postnatalului postnatalei postnatalilor postnatalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /posdnaˈtal/ [pozð̞.naˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: post‧na‧tal

Adjective

postnatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postnatales)

  1. postnatal

Further reading
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