rooming-in
[ roo-ming-in, room-ing- ]
/ ˈru mɪŋˈɪn, ˈrʊm ɪŋ- /
noun
an arrangement in some hospitals that enables postpartum mothers to keep their babies with them in their rooms rather than in a separate nursery.
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Origin of rooming-in
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby rooming-in
roomette, room father, roomful, roomie, rooming house, rooming-in, roommate, room mother, room service, room temperature, roomy
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