postpartum
/ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/
postpartum adjective: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). Also the ellipsis of postpartum depression.
Adjective
postpartum (not comparable)
- After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
- A non-hormonal birth control capsule that women can insert just before sex. A rape kit that gives victims more agency and streamlines the evidence collection process. An overhauled design for a 150-year-old tool used in postpartum vaginal tearing.2021 June 8, Jacqui Palumbo, “These innovative designs are tackling taboo health issues for women”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- postdelivery, childing, postnatal, postpartal, post-partural
- Antonyms:
- antepartum, prepartum, postnatal
Adverb
postpartum (not comparable)
- After giving birth.
- Nothing surprising there (although one relative of mine unequivocally LOVES being pregnant), but what particularly struck me was her complaint that it had messed up her feet, of all things. They had spread out and flattened under the weight of pregnancy, and hurt. It was getting on for a year...2012 January 10, Amy Fleming, “The mother of all maternity shoes”, in The Guardian
Noun
postpartum (uncountable)
- The period immediately following childbirth.
- Postpartum was hard. When I first thought about having a baby, postpartum wasn't on my mind at all. I was just excited to have a brand-new baby that I could call mine.2019, Maranda Bower, Supported in Postpartum: Stories of Rejuvenating Wisdom, page 54
Also used as
postpartum is also the ellipsis of postpartum depression.
postpartum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
postpartum in Hindi
- प्रसवोत्तर, पोस्टपार्टम
postpartum in Tamil
- பிரசவத்திற்குப் பிந்தைய, பிரசவத்திற்கு பிந்தைய
postpartum in Marathi
- पोस्टपार्टम
postpartum in Bengali
- প্রসবোত্তর, প্রসব-পরবর্তী, প্রসব পরবর্তী
More languagesFewer languages
- postpartum in Telugu
- ప్రసవానంతరం, ప్రసవానంతర, ప్రసవానంతరము
- postpartum in Malayalam
- പ്രസവാനന്തര
- postpartum in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಸವಾನಂತರ, ಪ್ರಸವಾನಂತರದ
- postpartum in Punjabi
- ਪੋਸਟਪਾਰਟਮ
- postpartum in Gujarati
- પોસ્ટપાર્ટમ, પ્રસવોત્તર
- postpartum in Odia
- ପ୍ରସବ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ, ପ୍ରସବୋତ୍ତର
- postpartum in Nepali
- प्रसवोत्तर, प्रसवानन्तर, प्रसबोत्तर
Examples of postpartum in a sentence
- Diastasis recti is a common condition that can manifest postpartum or following abdominal surgery.
- For some of us postpartum depression is the pitchest black we have ever known.
- Most women (70–80 percent) will experience “baby blues” beginning a few days or weeks postpartum.
Synonyms of postpartum
Antonyms
Forms of postpartum
| alternative form | post-partum |
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Origin of postpartum
1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).
Words formed from postpartum
- nonpostpartum
- postpartum depression
- postpartum hemorrhage
Phrases with postpartum
Questions about postpartum
- What does postpartum mean?
- Postpartum means after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
- What is postpartum in Hindi?
- Postpartum in Hindi is प्रसवोत्तर, पोस्टपार्टम. See Postpartum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is postpartum?
- Postpartum can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce postpartum?
- Postpartum is pronounced /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/.
Words near postpartum in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: postpartum (page history and authors); postpartum (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postpartum (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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