antenatal

[ an-tee-neyt-l ]

/ ˌæn tiˈneɪt l /

Save This Word!

adjective

prenatal: an antenatal clinic.

COMPARE MEANINGS

Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of antenatal

First recorded in 1810–20; ante- + natal

OTHER WORDS FROM antenatal

an·te·na·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby antenatal

antelope, antemeridian, ante meridiem, antemortem, antemundane, antenatal, antenave, ante-Nicene, antenna, antenna array, antennary

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use antenatal in a sentence

She recruited 81 women at antenatal classes around Edinburgh and randomly assigned some mothers to serve as a control group who did not receive a card, and others to receive one of two planning cards we designed.
Breastfeeding Is Tough: New Research Shows How To Make It More Manageable|LGBTQ-Editor|October 19, 2021|No Straight News
It was as if her folding arms had been his antenatal hiding-place; as if she had brought him forth with anguish a second time.
The Creators|May Sinclair
The very habit of our thoughts may be persuaded one way unawares by their antenatal history.
The Rhythm of Life|Alice Meynell
Of all the vain wishes, the retroactive pluperfect are the vainest, and an antenatal wish is sublimely ridiculous.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

He knew his antenatal history, knew it in every detail, and it was a thing to keep causes well before him.
The Golden Bowl|Henry James
It exists only in the psychic vacuum of antenatal life, or perhaps only in the potentiality of the germ plasm.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for antenatal

antenatal

/ (ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl) /

adjective

occurring or present before birth; during pregnancy

noun

Also called: prenatal informal an examination during pregnancy

Derived forms of antenatal

antenatally, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for antenatal

antenatal

[ ăn′tē-nāt′l ]

adj.

prenatal