Natal Meaning
/ˈneɪtəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to birth.
adjOf or relating to the buttocks.
Sentence Examples
The natal city is where one was born.
Natal care is essential for newborns.
Benedito's spa has a post-natal massage.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital has a special unit for ____ health care immediately after childbirth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hospital's new ____ unit provides very specialized care for newborn babies who were born prematurely or have various other medical several conditions.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree 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 From Middle English natal, natale (“native, one’s own; inherited; presiding over birthdays or births”), from Classical Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of nada, Natal, née, and Noel.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The constituents of the nation are a land and a people: the "natal", which is not necessarily innate, and the "popular," which is not necessarily pregiven."
— 1987, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus, page 456:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital has a special unit for ____ health care immediately after childbirth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hospital's new ____ unit provides very specialized care for newborn babies who were born prematurely or have various other medical several conditions.