afterbirth

== English == === Etymology === From after- +‎ birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/ === Noun === afterbirth (plural afterbirths) The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals. Synonyms: (of an animal, UK, dialectal) clean, (of an animal, obsolete) glean ==== Translations ====