Word: afterthought
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
thought
Definition: A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
Affix: thought
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The operation by which such forms arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.