great with child
idiom
old-fashioned + literary
: expecting a baby : pregnant
—used especially for women in the last stage of pregnancy when the belly is largest
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“Great with child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20with%20child. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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