morning sickness

2 definitions found

morning sickness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Morning \Morn"ing\, a.
     Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being
     in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light;
     morning service.
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           She looks as clear
           As morning roses newly washed with dew.  --Shak.
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     Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is
        dressed for the day.
  
     Morning gun, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at
        military posts.
  
     Morning sickness (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually
        occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.
        
  
     Morning star.
     (a) Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn)
         when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf.
         Evening star, Evening.
     (b) Satan. See Lucifer.
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               Since he miscalled the morning star,
               Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far. --Byron.
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     (c) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes,
         either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a
         chain.
  
     Morning watch (Naut.), the watch between four a. m. and
        eight a. m..
        [1913 Webster] Morning glory

morning sickness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  morning sickness
      n 1: nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the
           early months of pregnancy