prenatal
nounEtymology From pre- + natal.
1
A person who is expecting to give birth.
2
A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.
- She was recommended a course of zinc prenatals.
prenatal
adjEtymology From pre- + natal.
1
Being or happening before birth.
- Holonym: perinatal
- prenatal care
4 more examples
- prenatal vitamins
- prenatal exposure
- If you check the fitnessy corners of Instagram, prenatal workouts are intense and impressive AF.2017 April 26, Sarah Jacoby, “How 11 Women Changed Their Workout Routines While Pregnant”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2023:
- At 9 months, the researchers found deficits in motor function in infants with prenatal exposure to naled.2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
- Derived terms
- prenatally
- Related terms
- embryonal, embryonic, fetal, intrauterine