pré-natal
Portuguese, adjective/ˌpɾɛ.naˈtaw/
pré-natal is spelled P-R-É-N-A-T-A-L (8 letters). Pré-natal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “prenatal (happening before birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao período que antecede o nascimento de uma criança”.
What does pré-natal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineprenatal (happening before birth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao período que antecede o nascimento de uma criança
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pré-natal
- pré-natais plural
- pré-.-na.tal canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pré-natal?
- Brazil /ˌpɾɛ.naˈtaw/
- Brazil [ˌpɾɛ.naˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˌpɾɛ.nɐˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pré-natal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.