The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement. / A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.

of, or relating to childbirth or postpartum confinement

a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent

present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).

The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.

present participle of lie (“to intentionally give false information”).

An act of telling a lie or falsehood.

Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious

simple past tense and past participle of lye

plural of lying-in