confinement
confinement Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action of restricting someone or something within certain limits, or the state of being enclosed, imprisoned, or kept in a restricted space.
"Months of strict confinement indoors during the harsh winter took a toll on the crew's morale."
The condition of being in childbirth, or the period immediately before and during labor when an expectant mother remains in bed or in a hospital (dated or formal).
"In the nineteenth century, a woman's period of confinement often lasted several weeks before and after giving birth."
• Rhymes for confinement
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century from the verb 'confine' and the suffix '-ment', or directly from French 'confinement', ultimately tracing back to Latin 'confinis', meaning 'bordering on' (from 'con-' meaning 'together' and 'finis' meaning 'end' or 'boundary').