lying-in

[ lahy-ing-in ]

/ ˈlaɪ ɪŋˈɪn /

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noun, plural lyings-in, lying-ins.

the state of being in childbed; confinement.

adjective

pertaining to or providing facilities for childbirth: a lying-in hospital.

Nearby words

lyell's disease, lyell, charles, lygaeid, lying, lying down, lying-in, lyke-wake, lyle, lyly, lyman, lyme arthritis

Origin of lying-in

First recorded in 1400–50, lying-in is from the late Middle English word lyynge in. See lie², -ing¹, in

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Examples from the Web for lying-in

Madam Esmond has helped me many a time, tended my poor wife in her lying-in, and doctored our Betty in the fever.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray
Is it true, father, that a man commits mortal sin if he lies with his wife at the time of her lying-in?
The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.)|Margaret, Queen Of Navarre
The women of the family are in the lying-in room and they watch her carefully, while some of the men stand about outside.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
A Lying-in Hospital is one of the appendages of this establishment.
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger

For all practical purposes 60 to 63 F. is quite sufficient, and surgical and lying-in cases do well in lower temperatures.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lying-in

lying-in

noun plural lyings-in

confinement in childbirth
(as modifier)a lying-in hospital

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Medicine definitions for lying-in

lying-in

[ lī′ĭng-ĭn′ ]

n. pl. ly•ings-in (lī′ĭngz-)

A state attending childbirth.

adj.

Of or intended for use during childbirth.