Hypertext Webster Gateway: "natal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Natal \Na"tal\, a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be
born: cf. F. natal. See {Nation}, and cf. {Noel}.]
1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from
one's birth; native.
Princes' children took names from their natal
places. --Camden.
Propitious star, whose sacred power Presided o'er
the monarch's natal hour. --Prior.
2. (Actrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
Syn: Native, natural. See {Native}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
natal
adj 1: relating to or accompanying birth; "natal injuries"; "natal
day"; "natal influences"
2: of or relating to the buttocks
n 1: a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean [syn: {Natal}]
2: a port city in northeastern Brazil [syn: {Natal}]
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