Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prenatal

/pɹinˈeɪtəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: pre-na-tal
IPA: /pɹinˈeɪtəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or happening before birth.

noun

A person who is expecting to give birth.

noun

A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.

Example Sentences

"Holonym: perinatal"
"prenatal care"
"prenatal vitamins"
"prenatal exposure"
"If you check the fitnessy corners of Instagram, prenatal workouts are intense and impressive AF."
"At 9 months, the researchers found deficits in motor function in infants with prenatal exposure to naled."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal English prenatal From pre- + natal.

Inflected Forms

prenatals (plural)

Derived Forms

prenatally

Frequently Paired Words

embryonal embryonic fetal intrauterine natal postnatal

Synonyms

antenatal antepartum

Rhymes With

fatal natal neonatal postnatal nonfatal beightol

Questions

How do you pronounce prenatal?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹinˈeɪtəl/.
What does prenatal mean?: Being or happening before birth.
Where does prenatal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal English prenatal From pre- + natal.

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