lying-in
Collocations
4ADJ.
free, soon
LYING-IN + NOUN
herself, linchong
PREP.
after, from
ADV.
almost
Definitions
noun
The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions […]
A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.
As she lay by the birth-fire, she gazed on the face of the child asleep in the bamboo cradle […] Once free from the lying-in, Linchong set herself to bringing up the baby.
adj
of, or relating to childbirth
of, or relating to postpartum confinement
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Synonyms
noun — concluding state of pregnancy
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions […]
WiktionaryAs she lay by the birth-fire, she gazed on the face of the child asleep in the bamboo cradle […] Once free from the lying-in, Linchong set herself to bringing up the baby.
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