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rooming-in

[ roo-ming-in, roo m-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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Words nearby rooming-in

roomer, roomette, roomful, roomie, rooming house, rooming-in, roommate, roomy, rooney, roorback, roose

Origin of rooming-in

First recorded in 1940–45
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