English → Latin
“lying-in” in Latin
puerperiumchildbirth, delivery, childbed, confinement, lying-in; newborn child, infantpuerperusparturient, bringing forth children
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lying-in
puerperium. A lying-in woman, puerpera: a lying-in hospital, *lechodochium; *domus publica, ubi parturientibus opera praestatur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lying-in?
- The usual Latin words for “lying-in” are puerperium, puerperus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.