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birthing chair
birthing room
birthmark
birthplace
birthrate
birthright
birthroot
birthstone
birthwort
biryani
BIS
bis
Bisayan
Biscay, Bay of
Biscayne Bay
biscotto
biscuit
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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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