big with child

idiom

old-fashioned
: pregnant and almost ready to give birth
a woman who was big with child

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“Big with child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20with%20child. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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