# postpartum

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ · frequency rank #29,793

## Definitions
1. After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).

## Etymology
1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“I give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`opstpartum`, `posptartum`, `posstpartum`, `postaprtum`, `postparrtum`, `postpartmu`, `postparttum`, `postpartumm`, `postparutm`, `postpatrum`, `postppartum`, `postpratum`, `posttpartum`, `potspartum`, `ppostpartum`, `psotpartum`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/postpartum