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adjective na·tal \ ˈnā-tᵊl \

Definition of natal

1 :native

2 :of, relating to, or present at birth; especially :associated with one's birth

a natal star

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The new 2018 G80 Sport is that first prodigy for Hyundai’s post-natal Genesis division.

— john pearley huffman, Car and Driver, "2018 Genesis G80 Sport AWD," 25 Aug. 2017
Bolivia long tried to convince women about the need to get pre-natal care at health clinics and give birth at hospitals.

— Washington Post, "Bolivia’s midwives help reduce maternal mortality," 3 Aug. 2017
L.B. was treated at Broward Health Medical Center for hyperthermia and neo-natal fever, but was not diagnosed with long-term damage to his health.

— linda trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Infant locked in hot car as parents fight, Fort Lauderdale police say," 28 July 2017
The newborn was taken to the Danbury neo-natal unit for care.

— bill leukhardt, courant.com, "Woman Who Abandoned Newborn Behind Danbury Grocery Ordered Not To Make Contact With Infant," 14 July 2017
The salmon are born in rivers, swim to the Atlantic and return to their natal river to spawn.

— Washington Post, "Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens," 18 June 2017
These ratings would say, for example, that spending money to keep an aging, asthmatic Alzheimer’s patient on life support for 9 months is not as useful as spending the same money for 9 months of pre-natal care for a poor, uninsured mother-to-be.

— t.r. reid, The Atlantic, "How We Spend $3,400,000,000,000," 15 June 2017
That money could be used for pre-natal care for uninsured mothers, setting the stage for both mother and child to have a healthier and happier life.

— t.r. reid, The Atlantic, "How We Spend $3,400,000,000,000," 15 June 2017
The park’s animal husbandry and veterinary teams provided pre-natal care and regular ultrasounds for the expectant mother, and Kaboodle and her new calf remain under the 24-hour care of the teams.

— dewayne bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "SeaWorld Orlando welcomes its first baby walrus," 13 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of natal

Middle English, from Latin natalis, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born — more at nation

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gravid, neonate, ontogeny, parturition

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geographical name Na·tal \ nə-ˈtal , -ˈtäl \

Definition of Natal

1 city and port on the Atlantic in northeastern Brazil population 803,739

Note: Natal serves as capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

2 former province of the eastern part of the Republic of South Africa between the Drakensberg Mountains and the Indian Ocean

Note: Natal is now part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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adjective na·tal \ ˈnāt-ᵊl \

medical Definition of natal

:of or relating to birth

lowering the natal death rate
—Journal of the American Medical Association

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