Korean slang profile

조동

jodong

People who stayed at the same postpartum care center around the same time.

Expanded form: 조리원 동기postpartum care-center peers
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: May 13, 2024
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
주말에 조동들과 만나 서로 육아 이야기를 나눴어.
Over the weekend, I met my 조동 and we shared childcare stories.

02Documented history

May 2024세계일보 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A shortened name for ‘조리원 동기’ (postpartum care-center peers). A 2024 source from 세계일보 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[기자가만난세상] 조리원에 대한 단상 | 세계일보 (세계일보)Published May 13, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026