lying-in

Definition

The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.

Example Sentences

• "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."