morning sickness

noun

: a feeling of sickness that a pregnant woman may feel especially early in the morning : a feeling of nausea caused by pregnancy

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: nausea and vomiting that occurs typically in the morning especially during the earlier months of pregnancy

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1879

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noun

: nausea and vomiting that occurs typically in the morning especially during the earlier months of pregnancy

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