antenatal

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Latin ante (“before”) + nātālis (“natal”), from nāscor (“to be born”), equivalent to ante- + natal.

The reminiscence of some antenatal incarnation of his own soul? — The Martian: A Novel, George Du Maurier
Sure in some antenatal time Were children, by Kauśalyá’s crime, Torn from their mothers’ arms away, And hence she mourns this evil day. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki
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: A Comedy, May Sinclair

prenatal, antepartum

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