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natal

Pronunciation: /ˈneɪtəl/

The English word “natal” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to birth.
  2. Of or relating to the buttocks.

Etymology

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.

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