"lying-in" meaning in English

See lying-in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lying-in.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lying-in (not comparable)
  1. of, or relating to childbirth Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lying-in-en-adj-PbFMTBn5
  2. of, or relating to postpartum confinement Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to period of postpartum confinement): połogowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lying-in-en-adj-w5IbLM~A Disambiguation of 'relating to period of postpartum confinement': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (relating to final stages of pregnancy): połogowy (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'relating to final stages of pregnancy': 0 100

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lying-in.wav Forms: lying-ins [plural], lyings-in [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|lyings-in}} lying-in (plural lying-ins or lyings-in)
  1. The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement. Translations (final stages of pregnancy): bevalling [feminine] (Dutch), accouchement [masculine] (French), połóg [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lying-in-en-noun-gy-gKRNt Categories (other): Pregnancy Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 2 2 94 1 Disambiguation of 'final stages of pregnancy': 99 1
  2. A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world. Translations (period of postpartum confinement): połóg [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lying-in-en-noun-JPpWlSZy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 31 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 15 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 15 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 30 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 6 25 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 4 24 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 7 27 61 Disambiguation of 'period of postpartum confinement': 1 99

Inflected forms

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