How to pronounce “lying-in”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
• A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.
• [Adjective]
• of, or relating to childbirth
• of, or relating to postpartum confinement

Practice Nearby Words

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