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
Coates	[kəuts]
Sango	-	Popular Culture
Enzo	-	Italian, French
Tadala	tah-DAH-lah	Southern African, Chewa
Juvela	yoo-VE-lah	Esperanto
Violeta	byo-LE-tah (Spanish)	Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian