birth pangs

noun

plural of birth pang
as in contractions

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  1. pains
  2. deliveries
  3. childbirths
Noun
  • In your first trimester, exercises like bear crawls, side planks and bird dogs can reduce aches and pains later in pregnancy, like pelvic girdle pain, sometimes called lightning crotch.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Only one thing gave Ruiz the kind of consolation that was truly the obverse of his physical pains, and that was the sacred figure of the Virgin Mary.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pains
Noun
  • Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Amazon, which has been making drone deliveries in Darlington since February, said its drone operated as designed and made a safe landing.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliveries
Noun
  • Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.
    — Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of childbirths
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