Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antinatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anti-na-tal
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing childbirth.

Example Sentences

"The long-term benefits of population increase are largely ignored. As society and the government turn from pronatal to antinatal, as we are now experiencing, attitudes towards homosexuality and non-procreative sex change too."

Etymology

From anti- + natal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Frequently Paired Words

antinatalism antinatalist antenatal

Questions

What does antinatal mean?: Opposing childbirth.
Where does antinatal come from?: From anti- + natal.

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