noun
1. : one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth — usually used in plural
2. birth pangs plural : disorder and distress incident to a major organizational or social change
the birth pangs of civilization
noun
1. : one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth — usually used in plural
2. birth pangs plural : disorder and distress incident to a major organizational or social change
the birth pangs of civilization
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012