Definition of lying-in Lying-in
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What does lying-in mean?
WordNet
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| lying-in - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" | ||
| parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, travail, childbed | ||
| birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth the process of giving birth | ||
| pregnancy, gestation, maternity the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | ||
| uterine contraction a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal | ||
| effacement withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous | ||
| premature labor, premature labour labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lying-in (Noun)
The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement. - lying-in (Adjective)
Of, or relating to childbirth.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lying-in (n.)
The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement. - lying-in (n.)
The act of bearing a child.
