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afterpains

Noun Plural

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

afterpains(n = noun.state) - pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus;

afterpains, n. pl.

The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth. [1913 Webster]

afterpains, n.pl. pains caused by contraction of the womb after childbirth.

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