antenatal C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌæntiˈneɪtəl/ UK /ˌæntiˈneɪtəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj occurring or existing before birth; prenatal She attended antenatal classes throughout her pregnancy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · occurring or existing... prenatalantepartum ↔ Opposites postnatalpostpartum Word family Related forms natalprenatalnativity Etymology AI details A 19th-century formation from Latin ante- ('before') + nātālis ('of birth'), from nātus, past participle of nāscī ('to be born'). ante Old French nāscī Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antenatal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌæntiˈneɪtəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæntiˈneɪtəl/ ## Meanings 1. occurring or existing before birth; prenatal ## Examples - She attended antenatal classes throughout her pregnancy. ## Synonyms - prenatal - antepartum ## Antonyms - postnatal - postpartum ## Related Forms - natal - prenatal - nativity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ante - Root: nāscī - Affix: ante- - before ## Etymology A 19th-century formation from Latin ante- ('before') + nātālis ('of birth'), from nātus, past participle of nāscī ('to be born'). ## AI Etymology Antenatal is a 19th-century formation from Latin ante- ('before') + nātālis ('of birth'), from nātus, past participle of nāscī ('to be born'). Important recorded forms include ante (Latin) and nāscī (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers occurring or existing before birth; prenatal. The wider family includes related words such as natal, prenatal, and nativity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown