Noun: lying-in (lyings-in) 'lI-ing'in
- Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"The mother entered a state of lying-in as labour began";
- parturiency, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], confinement, travail [literary], childbed [archaic]
Derived forms: lyings-in
Type of: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition
Part of: gestation, gravidation [archaic], gravidity [technical], maternity, pregnancy
Encyclopedia: Lying-in