lying-in

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of, or relating to childbirth
The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement

from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions.

confinement
lie in
To stay in bed (longer than usual)

I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.

lie in
To be brought to bed in childbirth

he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.

lie in
lie-in: A prolonged stay in bed in the morning
lie in
(verb) (of a pregnant woman) Go to bed to give birth
lie in
(verb) Remain in bed later than usual
lie in
originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
lie in
be in confinement for childbirth
lyingin
The act of bearing a child
lyingin
The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement
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