postnatal

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).
2. (not-comparable, proscribed) Of a mother, after giving birth.

Synonyms

postpartum

puerperium

childbed

post-partum

childbirth

Translations

postnatal

postnatal

post-partum

postnatale

pós-natal

post-natal

posnatal

postnatal

posparto

puerperio

postnataal

λεχωνιά

μετά την γέννησιν

couches

λοχεία

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pós
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti
Proto-Italic *posti
Latin poste
Latin post
English post-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós
Proto-Italic *gnātos
Latin gnātus
Latin nātus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin nātālisbor.
English natal
English postnatal
From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831.