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Princeton's WordNet

  1. afterpainsnoun

    pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Afterpainsnoun

    The pains after birth, by which women are delivered of the secundine.

    Etymology: from after and pain.

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  1. afterpains

    Afterpains are cramps or pains experienced in the lower abdomen or back, resulting from the uterus contracting to its normal size after childbirth. These are usually more noticeable in women who have had multiple pregnancies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Afterpains

    the pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Afterpains

    aft′ėr-pānz, n. the pains which succeed childbirth and the expulsion of the afterbirth.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of afterpains in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of afterpains in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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