# postnatal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /poʊstˈneɪtəl/ · frequency rank #44,412

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

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pós
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti
Proto-Italic *posti
Latin poste
Latin post
English post-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós
Proto-Italic *gnātos
Latin gnātus
Latin nātus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin nātālisbor.
Middle English natal
English natal
English postnatal
From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831.

## Common misspellings (14)
`opstnatal`, `posntatal`, `posstnatal`, `postantal`, `postnaatl`, `postnatall`, `postnatla`, `postnattal`, `postnnatal`, `postntaal`, `posttnatal`, `potsnatal`, `ppostnatal`, `psotnatal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/postnatal