lying-in

lying-in Definition

lying-in (-in′)

noun

confinement in childbirth

adjective

of or for childbirth a lying-in hospital

lying-in Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

ward: There were also three lying-in wards at the front of the building.
hospital: For example, chapter 7 on the records of the lying-in hospitals slightly disrupts the flow of the book.
woman: Gifts to freemen; St. Stephen's Parish Gifts; Poor lying-in women.
room: Upstairs there would be a lying-in room where the new mother would show off her baby to guests.

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