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单词 birth pang
释义

birth pang

noun

1
: one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth
usually used in plural
2
birth pangs plural : disorder and distress incident especially to a major social change

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

birth pang

noun

: one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth
usually used in plural

birth pang

noun

as in contraction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • contraction
  • delivery
  • pains
  • childbirth
  • pregnancy
  • childbearing
  • cesarean section
  • natural childbirth
  • parturition
  • abortion
  • caesarean section
  • labor
  • miscarriage
  • travail
  • accouchement
  • confinement
  • childbed
  • lying-in
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