The time a woman spends in bed or resting after giving birth.
After the birth, she had a week's lying-in at home.
In the past, lying-in lasted much longer, with new mothers resting for weeks after childbirth as part of lying-in tradition.
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The phonetic transcription of "lying-in" is /ˌlaɪɪŋ ˈɪn/ in British English and /ˌlaɪɪŋ ˈɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.
Example usage of "lying-in": "After the birth, she had a week's lying-in at home.". More examples on the page.