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afterbirth

/ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/

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

Noun

afterbirth (plural afterbirths)

  1. The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
    Synonyms:
    clean, glean

afterbirth meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

afterbirth in Hindi

afterbirth
आँवल ā̃val

afterbirth in Tamil

இளங்கொடி, பிறப்புக்குப் பின், பேற்றுக்குப் பின், பேறுகால இளங்கொடி, பின்பிறப்பு, கருவிலே தந்தையை இழந்த பிறவி

afterbirth in Urdu

afterbirth, secundine
آنول ā̃val

afterbirth in Kannada

ಮಾಸು, ಕಸ, ಬಸಿರುಮಾಸು
More languagesFewer languages
afterbirth in Arabic
خَلَاص ḵalāṣ

Synonyms of afterbirth

Forms of afterbirth

pluralafterbirths

Origin of afterbirth

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

Questions about afterbirth

What does afterbirth mean?
Afterbirth means the placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
What is afterbirth in Hindi?
Afterbirth in Hindi is आँवल (ā̃val). See Afterbirth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is afterbirth?
Afterbirth is a noun.
How do you pronounce afterbirth?
Afterbirth is pronounced /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/ (US).
What is the plural of afterbirth?
The plural of afterbirth is afterbirths.

Words near afterbirth in the dictionary

  1. afterbays
  2. afterbear
  3. afterbears
  4. afterbeat
  5. afterbeats
  6. afterbirth
  7. afterbirths
  8. afterbite
  9. afterbites
  10. afterbodies
  11. afterbody

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Adapted from Wiktionary: afterbirth (page history and authors); आँवल (Hindi) (page history and authors); afterbirth (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); آنول (Urdu) (page history and authors); afterbirth (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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