Afterborn Definition

adjective

Born after the father's death; posthumous.

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An afterborn daughter.
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(law) Born after the will of a parent has been made.
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Origin of Afterborn

  • 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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