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lying-in

noun

🔊/ˌlaɪɪŋ ˈɪn/

🔊/ˌlaɪɪŋ ˈɪn/

[singular] (old-fashioned)

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the period of time during which a woman in the past stayed in bed before and after giving birth to a child（旧时妇女产前产后的）卧床期Topics Life stagesc2