afterbirth

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afterbirth

/ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/ US

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From after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen.

noun afterbirths

The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
Similar: clean, glean

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noun material expelled after childbirth

Español	alumbramiento
日本語	後産, 胞衣
中文	胞衣 bāoyī
Português	secundinas
Français	arrière-faix
Deutsch	Nachgeburt
Ελληνικά	ύστερο ýstero
Română	placentă
Русский	после́д posléd, де́тское ме́сто détskoje mésto
العربية	خَلَاص ḵalāṣ

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@misc{afterbirth_2026,
  title = {afterbirth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afterbirth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}