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Definition of afterbirth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

afterbirth

noun
 
/ˈɑːftəbɜːθ/
 
/ˈæftərbɜːrθ/
(usually the afterbirth)
[singular]
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  1. the material that comes out of a woman or female animal’s body after a baby has been born, and that was necessary to feed and protect the baby compare placentaTopics Life stagesc2
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