Confinement

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/ noun

The state of being confined or restricted to a particular place or situation. Historically used to refer to the period of childbirth when women were secluded.

From French confinement, from confiner (to border upon, to confine), from Latin confinis (bordering). The suffix -ment indicates the result or condition of an action. The childbirth meaning developed because women were traditionally confined to their chambers during labor and recovery.

AMታሳሪ
ARحبس
BNবন্দিত্ব
CAconfinament
CSvězení
DAfængsel
DEHaft
ELπεριορισμός
ESconfinamiento
FAمحصور
FIvangitseminen
FRconfinement
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