Function: noun
Date: 1721
1 : one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth ― usually used in plural
2 plural : disorder and distress incident especially to a major social change
Function: noun
Date: 1721
1 : one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth ― usually used in plural
2 plural : disorder and distress incident especially to a major social change
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012