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Noun: posthumous birth
  1. Birth of a child after the father has died
    "The posthumous birth occurred six months after the father's unexpected passing"
     
  2. Birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother
    "The posthumous birth of the child brought both joy and sorrow to the family"

Derived forms: posthumous births

Type of: birth, nascence [rare], nascency, nativity

Encyclopedia: Posthumous birth