postpartum

1. 1.

   occurring immediately after birth

   “postnatal development”

   Synonymspostnatal

Questions about postpartum

What does postpartum mean?

postpartum means "occurring immediately after birth".

How many syllables are in postpartum?

postpartum has 3 syllables: post-par-tum. The stress falls on "post".

What is another word for postpartum?

Close synonyms include postnatal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is postpartum a common word?

postpartum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.