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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
lying-in is a noun meaning "concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child". It carries one recorded sense.
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
“she was in labor for six hours”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lying-in come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.