postpartum depression

noun

Depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.

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postnatal depressionpostpartumPPD
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Meanings

nounpostpartum depression (countable and uncountable, plural postpartum depressions)

plural postpartum depressions · alternative post-partum depression

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesDepression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.

    Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.

    1999, Ridha Arem, The Thyroid Solution, →ISBN, page 216

    Synonyms: postnatal depression, postpartum, PPD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDepression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.

Similar
postnatal depressionpostpartumPPD
Also see
postnatal depression

Translations

Catalan depressió postpart
  • depressió postpartparent’s depression after childbirth
Chinese Cantonese 產後抑鬱症 /产后抑郁症, 產後抑鬱 /产后抑郁
  • 產後抑鬱症 /产后抑郁症 (caan² hau⁶ jik¹ wat¹ zing³)parent’s depression after childbirth
  • 產後抑鬱 /产后抑郁 (caan² hau⁶ jik¹ wat¹)parent’s depression after childbirth
Chinese Mandarin 產後抑鬱症 /产后抑郁症, 產後抑鬱 /产后抑郁
  • 產後抑鬱症 /产后抑郁症 (chǎnhòu yìyùzhèng)parent’s depression after childbirth
  • 產後抑鬱 /产后抑郁 (chǎnhòu yìyù)parent’s depression after childbirth
Dutch postnatale depressie
  • postnatale depressieparent’s depression after childbirth
Finnish synnytyksen jälkeinen masennus
  • synnytyksen jälkeinen masennusparent’s depression after childbirth
French dépression postpartum, dépression périnatale
  • dépression postpartumparent’s depression after childbirth
  • dépression périnataleparent’s depression after childbirth
German postpartale Depression
  • postpartale Depressionparent’s depression after childbirth
Hungarian postpartum depresszió, szülés utáni depresszió
  • postpartum depresszióparent’s depression after childbirth
  • szülés utáni depresszióparent’s depression after childbirth
Icelandic fæðingarþunglyndi
  • fæðingarþunglyndiparent’s depression after childbirth
Indonesian depresi pascalahir
  • depresi pascalahirparent’s depression after childbirth
Japanese 産後うつ病
  • 産後うつ病 (zangō utsuyō)parent’s depression after childbirth
Malay kemurungan lepas bersalin
  • kemurungan lepas bersalinparent’s depression after childbirth
Polish depresja poporodowa
  • depresja poporodowaparent’s depression after childbirth
Portuguese depressão pósparto
  • depressão póspartoparent’s depression after childbirth
Russian послеродова́я депре́ссия
  • послеродова́я депре́ссия (poslerodovája depréssija)parent’s depression after childbirth
Spanish depresión postparto
  • depresión postpartoparent’s depression after childbirth
Ukrainian післяполого́ва депре́сія
  • післяполого́ва депре́сія (pisljapolohóva deprésija)parent’s depression after childbirth
Cite this entry
APA

postpartum depression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpartum%20depression

MLA

“postpartum depression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpartum%20depression. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postpartum depression,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpartum%20depression.

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