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

Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".

Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns.

plural of ly

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.