Standard Lemma guide

afterbirth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clean, glean

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: placenta

History

Etymology

From after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen.

Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pëlhurëz — material expelled after childbirth
  • Albanian: makth — material expelled after childbirth
  • Albanian: makrosë — material expelled after childbirth
  • Western Apache: bił goleehí — material expelled after childbirth
  • Arabic: خَلَاص (ḵalāṣ) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Armenian: ընկերք (ənkerkʻ) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Azerbaijani: ətənə — material expelled after childbirth
  • Basque: haurrondokoa botatze — material expelled after childbirth
  • Catalan: secundines — material expelled after childbirth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胞衣 (bāoyī) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Danish: efterbyrd — material expelled after childbirth
  • Dutch: nageboorte — material expelled after childbirth
  • Finnish: jälkeiset — material expelled after childbirth
  • French: arrière-faix — material expelled after childbirth
  • Galician: libraduras — material expelled after childbirth
  • Galician: quitas — material expelled after childbirth
  • Galician: pairas — material expelled after childbirth
  • Galician: libracións — material expelled after childbirth
  • Galician: gurrias — material expelled after childbirth
  • German: Nachgeburt — material expelled after childbirth
  • Greek: ύστερο (ýstero) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Ancient Greek: χόριον (khórion) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Hanunoo: alulunan — material expelled after childbirth
  • Hungarian: magzatburok — material expelled after childbirth
  • Hungarian: méhlepény — material expelled after childbirth
  • Icelandic: fósturfylgja — material expelled after childbirth
  • Icelandic: hildir — material expelled after childbirth
  • Irish: slánú — material expelled after childbirth
  • Irish: broghais — material expelled after childbirth
  • Irish: salachar — material expelled after childbirth
  • Irish: streachlán — material expelled after childbirth
  • Irish: beireatas — material expelled after childbirth
  • Irish: bruán — material expelled after childbirth
  • Japanese: 後産 — material expelled after childbirth
  • Japanese: 胞衣 — material expelled after childbirth
  • Javanese: ari-ari — material expelled after childbirth
  • Javanese: aruman — material expelled after childbirth
  • Javanese: bingbing — material expelled after childbirth
  • Northern Kurdish: pizan — material expelled after childbirth
  • Northern Kurdish: pizdan — material expelled after childbirth
  • Latin: secundae — material expelled after childbirth
  • Latin: secundae membranae — material expelled after childbirth
  • Latvian: placenta — material expelled after childbirth
  • Low German: Nageboort — material expelled after childbirth
  • Māori: ewe — material expelled after childbirth
  • Navajo: awééʼ biyaałáí — material expelled after childbirth
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etterbyrd — material expelled after childbirth
  • Pohnpeian: sou — material expelled after childbirth
  • Portuguese: secundinas — material expelled after childbirth
  • Romanian: placentă — material expelled after childbirth
  • Russian: после́д (posléd) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Russian: де́тское ме́сто (détskoje mésto) — material expelled after childbirth
  • Spanish: alumbramiento — material expelled after childbirth
  • Swedish: efterbörd — material expelled after childbirth
  • Turkish: döl eşi — material expelled after childbirth
  • Turkish: son — material expelled after childbirth
  • Turkish: eş — material expelled after childbirth
  • Turkish: meşime — material expelled after childbirth
  • Turkish: etene — material expelled after childbirth
  • Turkish: plasenta — material expelled after childbirth
  • Walloon: erî-fa — material expelled after childbirth
  • Walloon: netieure — material expelled after childbirth
  • Walloon: pureure — material expelled after childbirth
  • Walloon: pareure — material expelled after childbirth
  • Walloon: forbeure — material expelled after childbirth
  • Walloon: dilive — material expelled after childbirth
  • Welsh: brych — material expelled after childbirth
  • Welsh: briw — material expelled after childbirth
  • Isthmus Zapotec: doo yoo — material expelled after childbirth