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Definition of Confinement
1. Noun. Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child. "She was in labor for six hours"
Exact synonyms: Childbed, Labor, Labour, Lying-in, Parturiency, Travail
Terms within: Uterine Contraction, Effacement, Asynclitism, Obliquity
Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Group relationships: Gestation, Maternity, Pregnancy
Specialized synonyms: Premature Labor, Premature Labour
Derivative terms: Labor, Labour, Parturient, Parturient
Terms within: Uterine Contraction, Effacement, Asynclitism, Obliquity
Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Group relationships: Gestation, Maternity, Pregnancy
Specialized synonyms: Premature Labor, Premature Labour
Derivative terms: Labor, Labour, Parturient, Parturient
2. Noun. The act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them.
Generic synonyms: Restraint
Specialized synonyms: Imprisonment, Internment, House Arrest, Commitment, Committal, Consignment
Derivative terms: Confine
Specialized synonyms: Imprisonment, Internment, House Arrest, Commitment, Committal, Consignment
Derivative terms: Confine
3. Noun. The state of being confined. "He was held in confinement"
Generic synonyms: Subjection, Subjugation
Specialized synonyms: Constraint, Restraint, Captivity, Immurement, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Custody, Detainment, Detention, Hold, Solitary, Solitary Confinement
Derivative terms: Confine
Specialized synonyms: Constraint, Restraint, Captivity, Immurement, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Custody, Detainment, Detention, Hold, Solitary, Solitary Confinement
Derivative terms: Confine
4. Noun. The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary). "The restriction of the infection to a focal area"
Exact synonyms: Restriction
Generic synonyms: Restraint
Specialized synonyms: Classification, Specification, Stipulation, Circumscription, Constraint
Derivative terms: Restrict
Generic synonyms: Restraint
Specialized synonyms: Classification, Specification, Stipulation, Circumscription, Constraint
Derivative terms: Restrict
Definition of Confinement
1. n. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.
Definition of Confinement
1. Noun. the act of confining or the state of being confined ¹
2. Noun. lying-in ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confinement
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Confinement
1. Lying-in; giving birth to a child. Origin: L. Confine (ntr.), a boundary, confine, fr. Con-+ finis, boundary (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confinement
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