afterbear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A descendant; one who comes after another genealogically.

Word forms

afterbear afterbears

Etymology

From after- + bear (“one who is”, literally “be-er”), modelled after forebear (literally “fore-be-er”).

Antonyms

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