postpartum
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Is postpartum a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (of a mother, a symptom, a diagnosis or treatment, etc) After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).Examples: "A non-hormonal birth control capsule that women can insert just before sex. A rape kit that gives victims more agency and streamlines the evidence collection process. An overhauled design for a 150-year-old tool used in postpartum vaginal tearing."Synonyms: postdelivery, childing, postnatal, postpartal, post-parturalAntonyms: antepartum, prepartum, postnatalnot-comparable
noun (English)
1. (informal) Ellipsis of postpartum depression.Examples: "Brooke made a face at her. “You've always been disgustingly resilient. I had postpartum with Geoffrey. It was grim. But I know you'll be up and singing Christmas carols by tomorrow morning, checking on the roof project, telling everyone what to do.”"; "When you were two months old … I was having a really hard time. Out-of-my-mind hard. I probably had postpartum and I hadn't dealt with, well anything, regarding the rape. I had dropped out of school, my parents knew I was pregnant but that was all they knew so they were pissed. I was beyond alone."abbreviationalt-ofellipsisinformaluncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary