Definitions for afterbirths

afterbirths af·ter·birth

Spelling: [af-ter-burth, ahf-]
IPA: /ˈæf tərˌbɜrθ, ˈɑf-/

Afterbirths is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 909 anagrams from letters in afterbirths (abefhirrstt).

Definitions for afterbirths

noun

  1. the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.

Origin of afterbirths

First recorded in 1580-90; after + birth

Examples for afterbirths

Crown emerges from the bedroom with a pair of flat black slacks, the cloudy detritus of afterbirth splayed across the seat.

In this case the afterbirth must be removed by a quick turn.

In all these cases the bacillus was recovered from the afterbirth.

These branching structures are loops of blood-vessels, and they form part of the placenta, or "afterbirth."

As soon as the placenta or afterbirth is ejected this should be removed.

On my arrival, I found the child and afterbirth all in a pile.

After the child is born, the next and last important thing is the coming away of the placenta, or afterbirth.

She felt another pain now, and pushed out the afterbirth with a groan.

All the pots are placed near the spot where the afterbirth was buried.

Say what you will, their jealousy—if any—is but an afterbirth to their open admiration.

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