LYING-IN


Meaning of LYING-IN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlī-iŋ-ˈin ]

noun

( plural lyings-in or lying-ins )

Date: 15th century

: the state attending and consequent to childbirth : confinement

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.