heavy with child



heavy with child

Very visibly pregnant, often because the baby's due date is near. ("With child" is a euphemism for "pregnant.") I am heavy with child right now, but at least the baby is due next week.
See also: child, heavy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lykourgos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
ŚWiĘTosŁAwshvyen-TAW-swahfPolish (Archaic)
Vitomir-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
HyramHIE-rəmEnglish (Rare)
Yevdokiyayev-dah-KEE-yah, eev-dah-KEE-yahRussian
Mareikemah-RIE-kə (German)Frisian, German