room in
To let someone stay and sleep in your room or home, OR (for hospitals) to keep a baby in the same room as its mother.
Meanings
(Medical/maternity) To keep a newborn baby in the same hospital room as the mother, rather than in a separate nursery.
"The hospital encourages rooming in because it helps establish breastfeeding."
To accommodate someone by sharing one's room or living space with them.
"They roomed in together during the first year of university to save on costs."
In a medical context, 'rooming in' is a standard practice in maternity care where the newborn stays in the mother's hospital room rather than a separate nursery. This is the most institutionally recognised use. The general lodging sense is less common but used informally.
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