lying in hospital
1lying-in hospital — or lying in ward noun (old) A maternity hospital or ward • • • Main Entry: ↑lie …
2lying-in hospital — maternity hospital an institution for the care of obstetric patients …
3General Lying-In Hospital — Infobox Hospital Name = General Lying In Hospital Org/Group = Caption = map type = latitude = longitude = Location = Lambeth Region = London State = England Country = UK Coordinates = HealthCare = NHS Type = Maternity Speciality = Standards =… …
4Providence Lying-In Hospital — Infobox nrhp | name =Providence Lying In Hospital nrhp type = caption = location= Providence, Rhode Island lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 50 lat seconds = 8 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 25 long seconds = 47 long direction =… …
5Lying-in — is an old childbirth practice involving a woman resting in bed for a period of time before giving birth. Though the term is now usually defined as the condition of a woman in the process of giving birth, it previously referred to a period of bed… …
6lying-in ward — lying in hospital or lying in ward noun (old) A maternity hospital or ward • • • Main Entry: ↑lie …
7Lying-in — Ly ing in , n. 1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement; as, a lying in hospital. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of bearing a child. [1913 Webster] …
8lying-in — [lī′iŋin′] n. confinement in childbirth adj. of or for childbirth [a lying in hospital] …
9hospital — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sanitarium, sanatorium; clinic, pesthouse, infirmary. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clinic, infirmary, sanatorium, sanitarium, dispensary, Red Cross hospital, VA hospital, mental hospital, army… …
10lying-in — /luy ing in /, n., pl. lyings in, lying ins, adj. n. 1. the state of being in childbed; confinement. adj. 2. pertaining to or providing facilities for childbirth: a lying in hospital. [1400 50; late ME lyynge in. See LIE2, ING1, IN] * * * …
