postpartum
/ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/adjective, adverb, noun
postpartum is spelled P-O-S-T-P-A-R-T-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, postpartum means “After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postpartum?
| Letters | 10: P-O-S-T-P-A-R-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is postpartum?
Postpartum appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce postpartum?
- /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-postpartum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of postpartum
- post-partum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postpartum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
adverb
- 1
After giving birth.
noun
- 1
The period immediately following childbirth.
- 2
informalEllipsis of postpartum depression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate postpartum?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of postpartum: p.p..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does postpartum come from?
1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).