aftercoming

English

Etymology

From after- +‎ coming.

Noun

aftercoming (plural aftercomings)

1. A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.

Synonyms

• aftercome

Adjective

aftercoming (not comparable)

1. Succeeding, following.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:

     They establish (saith he) by the reason of their judgement, that whatsoever is reported of hell, or of after-comming paines, is but a fiction [...].

   • 1718, John H Thompson, A Cloud of Witnesses:

     I set them down here, that their names may be a stink and ill-savour to aftercoming generations, as apostate from the way of God [...].

2. (obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
   • 2003, Pitkin, Peattie & Macgowan, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, p. 41:

     The most important aspect of an assisted vaginal breech delivery is careful delivery of the aftercoming head.