birth pangs

noun

plural of birth pang
as in contractions

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  1. pains
  2. deliveries
  3. childbirths
Noun
  • Not surprisingly, the museum is taking pains to emphasize that the exhibit will not shy away from the problematic aspects of Galliano’s history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Blackouts and seizures, tremors that became full-body shakes, stabbing chest pains.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of pains
Noun
  • Zipline now manages virtually all of Rwanda's pharmaceutical supplies and deliveries.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The certification — and several more Boeing is targeting this year — are crucial in getting the company back to profitability, after two fatal crashes months apart in 2018 helped European rival Airbus pull ahead in global plane deliveries.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 3 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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“Birth pangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pangs. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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