natal
adjective
na·tal ˈnā-tᵊl 
1
: native
2
: of, relating to, or present at birth
especially : associated with one's birth
a natal star
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There are many ways to assess the impact of a pro-natal policy such as the CSOK program. 
Lyman R. Stone, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 The Center has continued to provide comprehensive pre-natal and post-partum care to patients who have delivered at Beverly Hospital or elsewhere. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Her natal town was Eatonton, Georgia, a place that still exists, the birthplace of Joel Chandler Harris and Alice Walker, as well as other storytellers whose names are remembered only by the land. Tema Stauffer, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Abramowitz said that a best-case scenario would have medical providers focus more on the pregnancies, deliveries, and post-natal care of high-risk patients, including making greater investments in equipment and technology. Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 19 July 2022 About $100 million will go to the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network to improve Palestinians' access to health care services, such as oncology, dialysis, neo-natal intensive care and specialized maternity care. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022 There will be images of young stars being born in their natal clouds of gas and dust, as well as stars dying spectacularly in a supernova. Nancy Atkinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 If your natal Mars is in pragmatic Virgo in the eleventh house, the house related to humanitarianism, you may be motivated to help others in very practical ways. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 July 2021 The dogs pass below the southern tip of South Luangwa National Park and beyond the range patrolled by both their natal pack and a neighboring pack of similar size, the Stork Colony dogs. New York Times, 20 June 2022 See More
Lyman R. Stone, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 The Center has continued to provide comprehensive pre-natal and post-partum care to patients who have delivered at Beverly Hospital or elsewhere. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Her natal town was Eatonton, Georgia, a place that still exists, the birthplace of Joel Chandler Harris and Alice Walker, as well as other storytellers whose names are remembered only by the land. Tema Stauffer, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Abramowitz said that a best-case scenario would have medical providers focus more on the pregnancies, deliveries, and post-natal care of high-risk patients, including making greater investments in equipment and technology. Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 19 July 2022 About $100 million will go to the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network to improve Palestinians' access to health care services, such as oncology, dialysis, neo-natal intensive care and specialized maternity care. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022 There will be images of young stars being born in their natal clouds of gas and dust, as well as stars dying spectacularly in a supernova. Nancy Atkinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 If your natal Mars is in pragmatic Virgo in the eleventh house, the house related to humanitarianism, you may be motivated to help others in very practical ways. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 July 2021 The dogs pass below the southern tip of South Luangwa National Park and beyond the range patrolled by both their natal pack and a neighboring pack of similar size, the Stork Colony dogs. New York Times, 20 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin natalis, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born — more at nation
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing natal
Medical Definition
natal
adjective
na·tal ˈnāt-ᵊl
: of or relating to birth
lowering the natal death rate Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association Geographical Definition
Natal
geographical name
Na·tal nə-ˈtal
-ˈtäl
1
city and port on the Atlantic in northeastern Brazil population 803,739
Note: Natal serves as capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
2
former province of the eastern part of the Republic of South Africa between the Drakensberg Mountains and the Indian Ocean
Note: Natal is now part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal.