afterborn

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adjective

Born after the father's death; posthumous.

“an afterborn daughter”

OriginMiddle English *afterboren, *efterboren, *æfterboren ← Old English æfterboren →
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Meanings

adjectiveafterborn (not comparable)

alternative after-born

  1. not comparableBorn after the father's death; posthumous.
  2. not comparableOf later birth; younger.

    an afterborn daughter

  3. not comparablelawBorn after the will of a parent has been made.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæfterboren“afterborn, posthumous, born after the father’s death”
  2. Middle English*afterboren, *efterboren, *æfterboren
  3. Englishafterborn

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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APA

afterborn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterborn

MLA

“afterborn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterborn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterborn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterborn.

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