Found 2 items, similar to lying-in.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lying-in 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” [syn: parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, travail, childbed] [also: lyings-in (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lying-in Lying-in \Ly“ing-in”\, n. 1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement; as, a lying-in hospital. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of bearing a child. [1913 Webster]