posthumous child
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
posthumous child; child born after father's death
dialectA traditional, somewhat archaic term, primarily used in certain Chinese dialects. The child's father has passed away before their birth.
Tā他
shì是
ge个
mù暮
sheng生
r儿
，
cóng从
wèi未
jiàn见
guò过
qīn亲
shēng生
fù父
qin亲
。
He is a posthumous child and has never seen his biological father.
Guò过
qù去
，
mù暮
sheng生
r儿
de的
jiā家
tíng庭
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
miàn面
duì对
tè特
shū殊
de的
kùn困
nán难
。
In the past, families with posthumous children sometimes faced particular difficulties.
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Wáng王
jiā家
de的
dú独
zǐ子
shì是
ge个
mù暮
sheng生
r儿
，
yóu由
mǔ母
qīn亲
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
zhǎng长
dà大
。
The Wang family's only son is a posthumous child, raised solely by his mother.