in the family way en · ADP
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(euphemistic) Pregnant.
Back on the veranda he said to Lace gravely, "I do believe that poor child's in the family way." Lace, tracing the pattern of the matting with his boot, husked, and murmured, "Yes — I think so.
1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XI, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 181:However, after they had lived in this way for some time, Mrs Leeson, to her own surprise and that of everybody else, found herself in the family way, and was brought to bed of as lovely a little boy as eyes ever looked upon.
1842, Catherine Crowe, Susan Hopley, Or, The Adventures of a Maid-servant:[…]he tenderly whispered, 'Now, my sweet, don't you worry because I was careful and got off at Haymarket every time, so I did.' This remark meant nothing to Kate but to others in Leith who were acquainted with the facts of life it meant that Hugh had been careful not to go full steam ahead into Waverley and therefore put her in the family way.
2015, Millie Gray, Silver Linings:
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hu állapotos (pregnant) · hu gyermeket vár (pregnant) · hu terhes (pregnant) · sv i välsignat tillstånd (pregnant) · de in anderen Umständen (pregnant) · hu várandós (pregnant) · it in dolce attesa (pregnant) · de guter Hoffnung (pregnant) · hu anyai örömök elé néz (pregnant) · pt de barriga (pregnant) · ta வாயும் வயிறுமாக (pregnant)