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afterborn.

Born after the father's death; posthumous.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Born after the father's death; posthumous.

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  2. Of later birth; younger.

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    an afterborn daughter
  3. Born after the will of a parent has been made.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English *afterboren, *efterboren, *æfterboren, from Old English æfterboren (“afterborn, posthumous, born after the father’s death”), equivalent to after- + born. Cognate with Scots efterborn.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.