Afterborn

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Born after the father's death; posthumous. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of later birth; younger. not-comparable

    "an afterborn daughter"

  3. 3
    Born after the will of a parent has been made. not-comparable

Etymology

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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