Phrase guide

morning sickness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Early morning nausea and vomiting as a symptom of pregnancy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nausea, sickness

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غَثَيَان الحَمْل (ḡaṯayān al-ḥaml) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Chinese: 病囝 (pēn-kián or pīn-kián) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 孕吐 (yùntù) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 害喜 (hàixǐ) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 害口 (hàikǒu) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惡阻 /恶阻 (èzǔ) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晨吐 (chéntù) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Finnish: aamupahoinvointi — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • French: nausée matinale — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Irish: adhascaid — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Italian: nausee mattutine — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Japanese: つわり (tsuwari) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Japanese: おそ (oso) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Japanese: 悪阻 — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Korean: 입덧 (ipdeot) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: morgenkvalme — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Russian: токсикоз (toksikoz) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Russian: тошнота́ (tošnotá) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Russian: рво́та (rvóta) — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Spanish: náuseas matinales — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Thai: แพ้ท้อง — early morning nausea from pregnancy
  • Vietnamese: ốm nghén — early morning nausea from pregnancy