Word: postfetal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: post
fe
tal
Definition: After the fetal stage; after birth.
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: fetus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fētus
Language: la
Decoded: fetus
Meaning: offspring
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.