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in a/the family way in a/the family wayeuphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin is in the family way!See also: family, way*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.See also: family, wayin the family wayPregnant, as in Mary's in the family way again. This euphemistic expression dates from the late 1700s and may be dying out. See also: family, wayin the family way pregnant. informalSee also: family, wayin the ˈfamily way (old-fashioned, informal) pregnantSee also: family, wayin a family way and in the family way mod. pregnant. I hear that Britney is in a family way. See also: family, wayin the family way verbSee in a family waySee also: family, way in the family way Pregnant.See also: family, way |