Confinement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚmˌuːv/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfˈaɪnmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfˈaɪnmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚmˌuːv/.

Examples

she was in labor for six hours
he was held in confinement
the restriction of the infection to a focal area

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

labour childbed parturiency labor lying-in restriction travail

Parts of Speech

noun	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child “she was in labor for six hours”
noun	the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
noun	the state of being confined “he was held in confinement”
noun	the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) “the restriction of the infection to a focal area”

Word Forms

parturient	adjective	giving birth
labor	verb	undergo the efforts of childbirth
labour	verb	undergo the efforts of childbirth
confine	verb	deprive of freedom; take into confinement
restrict	verb	place limits on (extent or access)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gefangenschaft

abschließender Schwangerschaftszustand; vom Einsetzen der Wehen bis zur Geburt eines Kindes

🇪🇸Spanish

confinamiento

estado final del embarazo; desde el inicio de las contracciones hasta el nacimiento de un niño

🇮🇹Italian

confinamento

stato conclusivo della gravidanza; dall'inizio delle contrazioni alla nascita di un bambino

🇳🇱Dutch

beperking

afsluitende zwangerschap; vanaf het begin van de weeën tot de geboorte van een kind

🇵🇹Portuguese

confinamento

estado final da gravidez; desde o início das contrações até o nascimento de uma criança

🇷🇺Russian

заключение

завершающееся состояние беременности; от начала схваток до рождения ребенка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारावास

गर्भावस्था की अंतिम अवस्था; संकुचन की शुरुआत से लेकर बच्चे के जन्म तक

🇧🇩Bengali

আবদ্ধতা

গর্ভাবস্থার শেষ অবস্থা; সংকোচনের সূত্রপাত থেকে সন্তানের জন্ম পর্যন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறைவாசம்

கர்ப்பத்தின் இறுதி நிலை; சுருக்கங்களின் தொடக்கத்திலிருந்து ஒரு குழந்தையின் பிறப்பு வரை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్బంధం

గర్భం యొక్క ముగింపు స్థితి; సంకోచాల ప్రారంభం నుండి పిల్లల పుట్టుక వరకు

🇮🇳Marathi

बंदिस्त

गर्भधारणेची अंतिम अवस्था; आकुंचन सुरू झाल्यापासून मुलाच्या जन्मापर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેદ

ગર્ભાવસ્થાની અંતિમ સ્થિતિ; સંકોચનની શરૂઆતથી બાળકના જન્મ સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಧನ

ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಸಂಕೋಚನದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಿಂದ ಮಗುವಿನ ಜನನದವರೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടവ്

ഗർഭാവസ്ഥയുടെ സമാപന അവസ്ഥ; സങ്കോചങ്ങളുടെ തുടക്കം മുതൽ ഒരു കുട്ടിയുടെ ജനനം വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਦ

ਗਰਭ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ; ਸੰਕੁਚਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

قید

حمل کی اختتامی حالت؛ سنکچن کے آغاز سے بچے کی پیدائش تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

禁闭

妊娠结束状态；从宫缩开始到孩子出生

🇯🇵Japanese

監禁

妊娠の最終的な状態。陣痛が始まってから出産まで

🇰🇷Korean

제한

임신 종료 상태; 진통이 시작될 때부터 아이가 태어날 때까지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giam cầm

tình trạng kết thúc thai kỳ; từ khi bắt đầu cơn co thắt cho đến khi sinh con

🇹🇭Thai

การคุมขัง

สรุปสถานะของการตั้งครรภ์ ตั้งแต่เริ่มหดตัวจนถึงการคลอดบุตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurungan

keadaan akhir kehamilan; dari timbulnya kontraksi hingga kelahiran anak

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakulong

pagtatapos ng estado ng pagbubuntis; mula sa simula ng mga contraction hanggang sa pagsilang ng isang bata

🇲🇾Malay

berpantang

keadaan akhir kehamilan; dari permulaan kontraksi sehingga kelahiran anak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحبس

حالة الحمل الختامية. منذ بداية الانقباضات وحتى ولادة الطفل

🇮🇷Persian

حصر

وضعیت نهایی بارداری؛ از شروع انقباضات تا تولد کودک

🇹🇷Turkish

kapatılma

hamileliğin son durumu; kasılmaların başlangıcından çocuğun doğumuna kadar

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַאֲסָר

מצב מסכם של הריון; מתחילת הצירים ועד לידת ילד

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The primary meaning of 'confinement' is 'concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child'.

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