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natal (adj.)

late 14c., "of or pertaining to birthdays;" mid-15c., "of or pertaining to one's birth," from Latin natalis "pertaining to birth or origin," from natus, past participle of nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci), from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget." It is the learned form of Noel, which was the French vernacular word.

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Definitions of natal from WordNet
1
natal (adj.)
relating to or accompanying birth;
natal injuries
natal day
natal influences
natal (adj.)
of or relating to the buttocks;
2
Natal (n.)
a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean;
Synonyms: KwaZulu-Natal
Natal (n.)
a port city in northeastern Brazil;
From wordnet.princeton.edu