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perinatal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the time around birth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Perinatal HIV infection of infants is a problem in sub-Saharan Africa.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • perinatal mortality
  • perinatal care

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: prenatal, postnatal

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h1tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal English perinatal From peri- + natal.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: perinataalinen — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • French: périnatal — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • German: perinatal — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • Italian: perinatale — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • Polish: okołoporodowy — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • Polish: perinatalny — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • Portuguese: perinatal — of or pertaining to the time around birth
  • Spanish: perinatal — of or pertaining to the time around birth