noun
[ sing. ] ( old-fashioned ) the period of time during which a woman in the past stayed in bed before and after giving birth to a child
noun
[ sing. ] ( old-fashioned ) the period of time during which a woman in the past stayed in bed before and after giving birth to a child
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005