lying-in

English

Noun

lying-in (plural lying-ins or lyings-in)

1. The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 404:

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

Adjective

lying-in (not comparable)

1. of, or relating to childbirth

Anagrams

• inlying