Overview of noun lying-in

The noun lying-in has 1 sense

• parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed -- (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours")

Overview of verb lie-in

The verb lie in has 2 senses

• dwell, consist, lie, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")


• lie in -- (be in confinement for childbirth)