Noun: posthumous birth
- Birth of a child after the father has died
"The posthumous birth occurred six months after the father's unexpected passing"
- 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