in a/the family way
in a/the family way
euphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin is in the family way!
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*in a family way
and *in the family wayFig. pregnant. (*Typically: be ~; get someone ~.) I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way. Our dog is in the family way.
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in the family way
Pregnant, as in Mary's in the family way again. This euphemistic expression dates from the late 1700s and may be dying out.
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in the family way
pregnant. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
in the ˈfamily way
(old-fashioned, informal) pregnantFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
in a family way
and in the family way mod. pregnant. I hear that Britney is in a family way.
in the family way
verbSee in a family way
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in the family way
Pregnant.
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