Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lying-in

1 sense of lying-in

Sense 1
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")
       => parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing -- (the process of giving birth)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lie-in

2 senses of lie in

Sense 1
dwell, consist, lie, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
       => exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")

Sense 2
lie in -- (be in confinement for childbirth)