Lying-in
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lying-in is a noun meaning The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
Meaning
The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
More Meanings
- A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.
- of, or relating to childbirth
- of, or relating to postpartum confinement
Example Sentences
from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions […]
As she lay by the birth-fire, she gazed on the face of the child asleep in the bamboo cradle […] Once free from the lying-in, Linchong set herself to bringing up the baby.
Word Forms
- lying-ins
- lyings-in
Synonyms for lying-in
Depending on context, synonyms include travail, confinement, labor, aborning, birthing, childbed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include childbed, birthing, aborning, travail, labour, confinement.
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