BIRTH PANGS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase birth pangs. (close relations)
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| agony | nounn | |||||
noun • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a state of acute pain | ||||||
| labour | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages • a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child • productive work (especially physical work done for wages) verb • work hard • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • undergo the efforts of childbirth | ||||||
| suffering | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of acute pain • misery resulting from affliction • psychological suffering • feelings of mental or physical pain adjective satellite • troubled by pain or loss • very unhappy; full of misery | ||||||
| travail | nounn | |||||
noun • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child • use of physical or mental energy; hard work verb • work hard | ||||||
| contractions | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds • the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope | ||||||
| labor pains | nounn | |||||
noun • a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth | ||||||
| labour pains | nounn | |||||
noun • a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth | ||||||
