natal
UK/'neitl/US
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Definitions
adj.
Relating to birth or the time of one's birth.
出生的；与出生时相关的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednat (born) + -al (relating to) = "relating to birth." natal is the base that all the timeline words build on: prenatal (before), postnatal (after), neonatal (newly). On its own it's somewhat technical, also used in astrology (natal chart = the sky at your birth).
Root nat still carries 44 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.natal chart本命盘
- 2.natal period出生期
- 3.natal care出生护理
Example Sentences
- 1.
The clinic offers care from the natal period onward.
- 2.
An astrologer drew up her natal chart.