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birth
birth canal
birth certificate
birth control
birth defect
birth family
birth father
birth mother
birth pang
birth parent
birthdate
birthday
Birthday Honours
birthday suit
birthing
birthing center
birthing chair
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birth pang
birth pang


noun 
Definition:
 

Same as  contraction


plural noun birth pangs 
Definition:
 
initial difficulties: a difficult or troubled period at the start of something
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