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
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Recent Examples of family way
The family way of basketball spread to Turgeon’s son Will, who grew up in Wichita and on the courts his father coached on.
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Pj Green
march 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
That was the family way, as Schadt’s great-grandfather, Jacob Heitzman, started the place in 1891.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
The devastation of the accident affected my family way beyond 1979.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
One thing that the proud mom believes helped propel her son to success was the Cochran family way, coined by her father in a book.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022
The devastation of the accident affected my family way beyond 1979.
—Jonathon Berlin, sun-sentinel.com, 21 May 2021
Pj Green
march 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
That was the family way, as Schadt’s great-grandfather, Jacob Heitzman, started the place in 1891.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
The devastation of the accident affected my family way beyond 1979.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
One thing that the proud mom believes helped propel her son to success was the Cochran family way, coined by her father in a book.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022
The devastation of the accident affected my family way beyond 1979.
—Jonathon Berlin, sun-sentinel.com, 21 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for family way
Noun
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Experts recommend consuming no more than 400 mg of caffeine daily, and people with severe hypertension, anxiety, epilepsy, stomach ulcers, or pregnancy may need to cut back further.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
8 Dec. 2025
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The panel recommends that families make the individual decision to vaccinate their babies in consultation with their healthcare team when the mother tests negative for hepatitis B during pregnancy.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The sustained gestation the placenta enabled supported larger, more metabolically expensive brains.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Not that the album had an easy gestation.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Family way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20way. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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