English Explanatory Dictionary

postpartum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
adv
  1. After giving birth.
noun
  1. The period immediately following childbirth.
  2. Ellipsis of postpartum depression.

Pronunciation

/ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postpartum.wav

Word forms

postpartum post-partum

Etymology

1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

Synonyms

postdelivery childing postnatal postpartal post-partural

Antonyms

antepartum prepartum postnatal

Related words

intrapartum parous puerperal puerperium

Derived words

nonpostpartum postpartum depression postpartum hemorrhage
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