afterborn

English

Alternative forms

• after-born

Etymology

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.

Adjective

afterborn (not comparable)

1. Born after the father's death; posthumous.
2. Of later birth; younger.

   an afterborn daughter

3. (law) Born after the will of a parent has been made.