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in the family way

/ɪn ðə ˈfæməli weɪ/ /ɪn ðə ˈfæmɪli weɪ/
idiom Health Informal
  1. 1 iki canlı, hamile

Definition (English)

An old-fashioned and slightly humorous way to say a woman is pregnant.

Example Sentences

  1. She's in the family way again.
    Yine hamile.
  2. He announced his wife was in the family way.
    Karısının hamile olduğunu duyurdu.

Synonyms

pregnantexpecting a babywith childin a family way

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