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postpartum depression

postpartum depression noun: depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.

Noun

postpartum depression (countable and uncountable, plural postpartum depressions)

  1. Depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.
    • Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.1999, Ridha Arem, The Thyroid Solution, →ISBN, page 216

postpartum depression meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

postpartum depression in Tamil

மகப்பேறடுத்த உளச்சோர்வு

postpartum depression in Malay

parent’s depression after childbirth
kemurungan lepas bersalin

postpartum depression in Indonesian

parent’s depression after childbirth
depresi pascalahir

Synonyms of postpartum depression

Forms of postpartum depression

pluralpostpartum depressions
alternative formpost-partum depression

Questions about postpartum depression

What does postpartum depression mean?
Postpartum depression means depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.
What is postpartum depression in Tamil?
Postpartum depression in Tamil is மகப்பேறடுத்த உளச்சோர்வு. See Postpartum depression meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is postpartum depression?
Postpartum depression is a noun.
What is the plural of postpartum depression?
The plural of postpartum depression is postpartum depressions.

Words near postpartum depression in the dictionary

  1. postpartal
  2. postpartally
  3. postpartisan
  4. postpartisanship
  5. postpartum
  6. postpartum depression
  7. postpartum depressions
  8. postparturient
  9. postparturition
  10. postparty
  11. postpatellar

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: postpartum depression (page history and authors); postpartum depression (Tamil 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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