Meaning

3 senses

  1. (not comparable)Born after the father's death; posthumous.

  2. (not comparable)Of later birth; younger.

    an afterborn daughter

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

Origin

From Middle English *afterboren, *efterboren, *æfterboren, from Old English æfterboren (“a

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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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
afterA1afterburneraftercareafterlifeaftermath
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