morning sickness

noun

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

Examples of morning sickness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are cramps, morning sickness, strange food cravings, increasing discomfort, and a multitude of other effects. —Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025

People with conditions like chronic migraines or morning sickness may experience tremendous benefits with a Tribe CBD product. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025

Their mothers, on doctors’ orders, had taken thalidomide during pregnancy to stop morning sickness. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024

The numbers made the Corby scandal the biggest child poisoning case since thalidomide, a drug that was marketed in the 1950s and '60s as a treatment for morning sickness and insomnia. —Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for morning sickness

• homesickness
• seasickness
• quickness
• thickness

Kids Definition

morning sickness

noun

: nausea that occurs typically in the morning and that is usually associated with the early months of pregnancy

Medical Definition

morning sickness

noun

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