postnatal

English

Etymology

1859, post- +‎ natal.[1]

Adjective

postnatal (not comparable)

  1. (of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
  2. (proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth

Usage notes

In careful usage postnatal refers to the baby, after being born, while the mother, after giving birth, is referred to as postpartum. In casual usage postnatal may be used for both.

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References
  1. “postnatal” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

German

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

postnatal (not comparable)

  1. postnatal

Declension
Declension of postnatal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative — — — —
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative postnataler postnatale postnatales postnatale
genitive postnatalen postnataler postnatalen postnataler
dative postnatalem postnataler postnatalem postnatalen
accusative postnatalen postnatale postnatales postnatale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der postnatale die postnatale das postnatale die postnatalen
genitive des postnatalen der postnatalen des postnatalen der postnatalen
dative dem postnatalen der postnatalen dem postnatalen den postnatalen
accusative den postnatalen die postnatale das postnatale die postnatalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein postnataler eine postnatale ein postnatales (keine) postnatalen
genitive eines postnatalen einer postnatalen eines postnatalen (keiner) postnatalen
dative einem postnatalen einer postnatalen einem postnatalen (keinen) postnatalen
accusative einen postnatalen eine postnatale ein postnatales (keine) postnatalen

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Spanish

Adjective

postnatal (plural postnatales)

  1. postnatal
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