English Explanatory Dictionary

antepartum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

Word forms

antepartum

Etymology

1908, from Latin ante- (“before”) + partum (“giving birth”).

Synonyms

antenatal prenatal prepartum

Antonyms

antenatal prenatal postpartum

Related words

intrapartum parent parous peripartum puerperal puerperium
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