afterborn

Meaning

Adjective

Born after the father's death; posthumous.
Of later birth; younger.
Born after the will of a parent has been made.

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English æfterboren ("afterborn, posthumous, born after the father’s death"), equivalent to after- + born. Cognate with Scots efterborn.

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