Definitions

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  • adjective Before motherhood.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ maternal

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Examples

  • Her bra size has also increased quite a bit since giving birth, making most of her prematernal wardrobe obsolete.

    The Shopping Diet Phillip Bloch 2010

  • If you live in the villages and you’re pregnant, you have to move into the prematernal home in the city six weeks or so before you’re due.

    The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult 2006

  • "If you live in the villages and you're pregnant, you have to move into the prematernal home in the city six weeks or so before you're due.

    The Tenth Circle Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2006

  • She’s the life of the party who, in her prematernal years, happily dressed in outrageous costumes for a laugh.

    HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000

  • She’s the life of the party who, in her prematernal years, happily dressed in outrageous costumes for a laugh.

    HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000

  • She’s the life of the party who, in her prematernal years, happily dressed in outrageous costumes for a laugh.

    HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000

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