lying-in

Definitions

1. The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
2. A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.

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Examples

“from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions […]”

“As she lay⟳ by the birth-fire, she gazed on the face⟳ of the child asleep in the bamboo cradle […] Once free from the lying-in, Linchong set⟳ herself to bringing up the baby.”

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