lying-in
noun 2adj 2
Definitions
noun
1
The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions […]
2
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
1
of, or relating to childbirth
2
of, or relating to postpartum confinement
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