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In a family way

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of in the family way. alt-of, alternative, euphemistic

    "She mentioned that she was in a family way and . . . stated that she needed all her money to pay the doctor's bills at the approaching deliverance."

  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, way.

    "Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?"

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