family way

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 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
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Noun
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.
    DeAnna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some fans wondered if the sudden confirmation was related to a possible pregnancy.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • In March of this year, again at 17 weeks gestation, Harrison felt her water break and went to the emergency room at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The problem of infection control Infection control is essential to any attempt at artificial gestation.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Family way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20way. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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