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单词 family way
释义

family way

noun

: condition of being pregnant
used with in and the or a
she is in a family way

Synonyms

  • gestation
  • gravidity
  • pregnancy
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Example Sentences

noticing the telltale bump, we guessed that she was in the family way again
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Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

family way

noun

as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body noticing the telltale bump, we guessed that she was in the family way again

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pregnancy
  • gestation
  • breeding
  • spawning
  • conception
  • generation
  • procreation
  • gravidity
  • begetting
  • siring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • infertility
  • barrenness
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