prenatal

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpriːˈneɪtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/priˈneɪtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prē nāt′l)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pre•na•tal /priˈneɪtəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Medicinebefore birth or before giving birth:funding for prenatal care.
pre•na•tal•ly, adv. See -nat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pre•na•tal  (prē nāt′l),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Medicineprevious to birth or to giving birth:prenatal care for mothers.
  • pre- + natal 1820–30
pre•na′tal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prenatal /priːˈneɪtəl/ adj
  1. occurring or present before birth; during pregnancy
 n
  1. informal a prenatal examination
Also called: antenatal
'prenatal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
phocomelia - alpha-fetoprotein - antenatal - cerebral palsy - chorionic villus sampling - monorchidism - nurse-midwife - uterus

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