Meaning of in a family way | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

“Her way of paying for these gift subscriptions was to choose one of her sows which was in a family way and, when the sow littered, to sell its offspring.”

“Three pregnancies occur in this novel: Nina, Fran and Danielle all find themselves in a 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?”

“The congregation agrees in a family way to take care of them for life.”

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