CONFINEMENT

confinement

(noun) the act of restraining of a person’s liberty by confining them

restriction, confinement

(noun) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); “the restriction of the infection to a focal area”

confinement

(noun) the state of being confined; “he was held in confinement”

parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed

(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; “she was in labor for six hours”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

confinement (countable and uncountable, plural confinements)

The act of confining or the state of being confined.

(dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.

Synonyms: labour, birthing

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*fine"ment, n.

1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion. The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself under confinement when the sight is pent up. Addison.

2. Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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