lying-in

noun

Definition of lying-innext
as in confinement

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  1. confinement
  2. childbed
  3. pregnancy
Noun
  • Think super-powerful magnets in medical imaging and particle physics experiments; faster circuits that won’t overheat; potential for nuclear fusion plasma confinement.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Even with execution dates looming, their death row confinement offers a relatively peaceful oasis.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of confinement
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  • After the violence of the childbed, women were then expected to perform domestic labor that was expressly gendered and acknowledged as backbreaking.
    — Time, Time, 20 Jan. 2023
Definition of childbed
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  • The Pennsylvania Department of Health published an advisory Monday with guidance for measles in pregnancy and congenital measles.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Grace Griffin qualified for Michigan's Rx Kids program, which provides eligible families in certain communities with $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month for the baby's first six months or year of life.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pregnancy
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lying (down)
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