Postoperative pain was felt by 40 percent of patients after three months, 22 percent of patients after six months, 17 percent after one year, and 10 percent of patients after two years, according to the study in the current issue of the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Definition of breadwinner. 1  1 : a means (as a tool or craft) of livelihood. 2  2 : a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  bread-and-butter(Adjective) Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses. 2  bread-and-butter(Interjection) A general saying used to ward off bad luck.