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prenatal
English
Etymology
pre- +? natal
Adjective
prenatal (not comparable)
- Being or happening before birth.
Synonyms
- antenatal
Related terms
- natal
- perinatal
- postnatal
Translations
Noun
prenatal (plural prenatals)
- A person who is expecting to give birth.
- A dietary supplement to be taken by somebody expecting to give birth.
- She was recommended a course of zinc prenatals.
Anagrams
- parental, paternal
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From pre- +? natal.
Adjective
prenatal (masculine and feminine prenatal, neuter prenatalt, definite singular and plural prenatale, comparative prenatalare, indefinite superlative prenatalast, definite superlative prenatalaste)
- prenatal
References
- “prenatal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French prénatal
Adjective
prenatal m or n (feminine singular prenatal?, masculine plural prenatali, feminine and neuter plural prenatale)
- prenatal
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
prenatal (plural prenatales)
- prenatal
- Synonym: antenatal
Related terms
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maternal
English
Etymology
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin m?tern?lis (“maternal”), from Latin m?ternus (“maternal; related to the mother or her side of the family”) + -?lis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). M?ternus is derived from m?ter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh?t?r (“mother”)) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Italian maternale, materno, Portuguese maternal, materno, Spanish maternal, materno.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??t??n?l/
- (General American) enPR: m?-tû(r)'n?l, IPA(key): /m??t??n?l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
- Hyphenation: ma?tern?al
Adjective
maternal (comparative more maternal, superlative most maternal)
- Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- Antonyms: fatherly, paternal
- Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
- Antonym: paternal
- (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
- Antonyms: fetal, foetal
Alternative forms
- maternall (obsolete)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Related terms
- maternity
Translations
Noun
maternal (plural maternals) (rare)
- (dated, informal) A mother.
- A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.
References
Further reading
- mother on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Alterman
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /m?.t???nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /m?.t?r?nal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.te??nal/
Adjective
maternal (masculine and feminine plural maternals)
- Synonym of matern
Related terms
- paternal
Further reading
- “maternal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English maternal, from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin m?tern?lis (“maternal”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mat?r?nal]
- Hyphenation: ma?têr?nal
Adjective
maternal
- maternal.
Further reading
- “maternal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma?ter?nal
Adjective
maternal m or f (plural maternais, comparable)
- maternal (of or relating to mothers)
- Synonym: materno
Noun
maternal m (plural maternais)
- a school for young children
Romanian
Etymology
From French maternel
Adjective
maternal m or n (feminine singular maternal?, masculine plural maternali, feminine and neuter plural maternale)
- maternal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mate??nal/, [ma.t?e??nal]
- Hyphenation: ma?ter?nal
Adjective
maternal (plural maternales)
- Synonym of materno
Related terms
- paternal
Further reading
- “maternal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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