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natal.

Of or relating to birth.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈneɪtəl/
  1. Of or relating to birth.

    Sea turtles return to their natal beaches to nest.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal 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.

adj/ˈneɪtəl/
  1. Of or relating to the buttocks.

Where this word comes from

From Classical Latin natis (“rump”) + -al.

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