Meanings
adjectivepostmenopausal (not comparable)
- not comparableSubsequent to the menopause.
- not comparableHaving experienced menopause.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
- Proto-Hellenic*méns
- Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
- Frenchméno-
- Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
- Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
- Latinpausa
- Frenchménopause
- Englishmenopause
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmenopausal
- Englishpostmenopausal
From post- + menopausal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek μετεμμηνοπαυσιακός, μετεμμηνοπαυσιακός
- μετεμμηνοπαυσιακός (metemminopafsiakós)having expirienced menopause
- μετεμμηνοπαυσιακός (metemminopafsiakós)occuring after menopause
Polish pomenopauzalny, pomenopauzalny
- pomenopauzalnyhaving expirienced menopause
- pomenopauzalnyoccuring after menopause
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APA
postmenopausal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmenopausal
MLA
“postmenopausal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmenopausal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmenopausal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmenopausal.
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