| a. | 1. | Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; |
| 2. | Published after the death of the author; | |
| 3. | Being or continuing after one's death; |
| Adj. | 1. | posthumous - occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter" |