Bible Dictionaries
Lying-in

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement.

(2):

(n.) The act of bearing a child.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lying-in'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lying-in.html. 1828.