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with child

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*with child
Euph. pregnant. (Biblical. *Typically: be ~; get a woman ~.) The first thing he did after he got married was to get his wife with child. She deliberately set out to get herself with child, as they say.
See also: child

with child
pregnant She went back to her parents' home when she discovered she was with child.
Usage notes: used by people who think it is not polite to say pregnant, or for humorous effect
See also: child


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