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
Selma	SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Ludis	-	Latvian
Mubina	-	Arabic
Efthalia	-	Greek
Onisim	-	Russian (Rare)
Ernie	UR-nee	English