lying-in
[lahy-ing-in]
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.
Origin of lying-in
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Related Words for lying-in
delivery, childbirth, travail, bearing, creation, accouchement, childbearing, birthing, nascency, labor, beginning, parturition, nativity, natality, producingExamples from the Web for lying-in
Historical Examples of lying-in
The number of the pregnancy affects the danger to be expected from lying-in.
The Physical Life of Woman:Dr. George H Napheys
The duration of labor also influences the mortality of lying-in.
The Physical Life of Woman:Dr. George H Napheys
It was wrong, she told Aaron, for an Amishwoman to have heathen midwives at her lying-in.
Blind Man's LanternAllen Kim Lang
It is eight weeks since her lying-in, and she cannot yet stand upon her feet.
Private Papers of William WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce
He took him then to the apartment of the lying-in woman, that he might view the child.
The Fairy MythologyThomas Keightley
lying-in
noun plural lyings-in
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lying-in
[lī′ĭng-ĭn′]
n. pl. ly•ings-in (lī′ĭngz-)
adj.
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