Ọmọpẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọmọ (“child”) +‎ pẹ́ (“to be late; to be delayed”), literally “The child stayed late”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.mɔ̃́.k͡pɛ́/

Proper noun

Ọmọ́pẹ́

1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child born past their mother's due date