confinement

con·fine·ment

C0561800 (kən-fīn′mənt)n.1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.2. Lying-in.

confinement

(kənˈfaɪnmənt) n1. the act of confining or the state of being confined2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child3. (General Physics) physics another name for containment³

con•fine•ment

(kənˈfaɪn mənt)

n. 1. the act of confining. 2. the state of being confined. 3. the lying-in of a woman in childbed; childbirth. [1640–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	confinement - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"childbed, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, laboruterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canaleffacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during laborbirthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birthmaternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uteruspremature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestationasynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
	2.	confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining themrestraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"internment, imprisonment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)house arrest - confinement to your own homecommittal, consignment, commitment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
	3.	confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by othersconstraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"captivity, immurement, incarceration, imprisonment - the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"custody, detainment, detention, hold - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"solitary, solitary confinement - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
	4.	confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"restrictionrestraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"classification - restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized peoplestipulation, specification - a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreementcircumscription - the act of circumscribingconstraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

confinement

noun1. imprisonment, custody, detention, incarceration, internment, porridge (slang) She had been held in solitary confinement for four months.2. childbirth, labour, travail, parturition, childbed, accouchement (French), time His pregnant wife is near her confinement.

confinement

noun1. The state of being detained by legal authority:charge, custody, detention, ward.2. The act of limiting or condition of being limited:circumscription, constraint, limitation, restraint, restriction.

Translations

分娩监禁

confine

(kənˈfain) verb1. to keep within limits; to stop from spreading. They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area. 限制 限制2. to shut up or imprison. The prince was confined in the castle for three years. 禁閉 禁闭conˈfined adjective1. (with to) kept in or shut up in. confined to bed with a cold. 受限的，被關的 受限制的，被关的 2. narrow, small. a confined space. 狹窄的 狭窄的conˈfinement noun1. state of being shut up or imprisoned. solitary confinement. 監禁 监禁2. (the time of) the birth of a child. her third confinement. 分娩 分娩ˈconfines (ˈkon-) noun plural limits or boundaries. within the confines of the city. 界限 境界