About The Word Lying-in
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Lying-in
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What's The Definition Of Lying-in?
[n] concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
[adj] having to do with birth; "a birthing center"; "birthing counselor"; "a lying-in hospital" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lying-in: aborning | birthing | childbed | confinement | labor | labour | parturiency | travail Related Terms | Find terms related to Lying-in: See Also | asynclitism | birth | birthing | effacement | gestation | giving birth | obliquity | parturition | pregnancy | premature labor | premature labour | uterine contraction Lying-in In Webster's Dictionary \Ly"ing-in"\, n.
1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth;
confinement.
2. The act of bearing a child.
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