Prenatal vs Maternal - What's the difference?
prenatal | maternal |
Being or happening before birth.
Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly.
Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
(anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
As adjectives the difference between prenatal and maternal
is that prenatal is being or happening before birth while maternal is of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly.prenatal
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* antenatalAnagrams
* * ----maternal
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(en adjective)- His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts.
- Toby is my maternal uncle.