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birth pangs
birth pangs
plural
noun
1.
pains associated with the process of childbirth.
2.
Informal.
the hardships and difficulties accompanying a major innovation, change, or new venture.
Origin:
1885–90
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birth pangs
noun
a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
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