in a family way

*in a family way

and *in the family way

Fig. pregnant. (*Typically: be ~; get someone ~.) I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way. Our dog is in the family way.

and in the family way

mod. pregnant. I hear that Britney is in a family way.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Willamar	-	Ancient Germanic
Narkissos	-	Greek Mythology
Amity	['æməti]
Alexis	ah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)	German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Ji-Eun	jee-uwn	Korean
Pankratiy	-	Russian