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English
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)
- Born after the father's death; posthumous.
- Of later birth; younger.
an afterborn daughter
- (law) Born after the will of a parent has been made.