Definition of
lying-in has definitions from the fields of biology,obstetrics
1
[ adjective ] having to do with birth

Synonyms

birthing

Examples

"a birthing center" "birthing counselor" "a lying-in hospital"

Related terms

aborning

2
[ noun ] (biology,obstetrics) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child

Synonyms

confinement parturiency labour travail childbed labor

Examples

"she was in labor for six hours"

Related terms

parturition premature_labor pregnancy effacement asynclitism uterine_contraction

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lynching laying_on

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