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lying-in

[lahy-ing-in]
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noun, plural lyings-in, lying-ins.
  1. the state of being in childbed; confinement.
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or providing facilities for childbirth: a lying-in hospital.
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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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Historical Examples

  • The duration of labor also influences the mortality of lying-in.

    The Physical Life of Woman:

    Dr. George H Napheys

  • The number of the pregnancy affects the danger to be expected from 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 Lantern

    Allen Kim Lang

  • It is eight weeks since her lying-in, and she cannot yet stand upon her feet.

  • He took him then to the apartment of the lying-in woman, that he might view the child.

    The Fairy Mythology

    Thomas Keightley

British Dictionary definitions for lying-in

lying-in

noun plural lyings-in
    1. confinement in childbirth
    2. (as modifier)a lying-in hospital
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
lying-in in Medicine

lying-in

(lī′ĭng-ĭn′)
n. pl. ly•ings-in (lī′ĭngz-)
  1. A state attending childbirth.
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adj.
  1. Of or intended for use during childbirth.
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