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in the family way
fam·i·ly F0027000 (făm′ə-lē, făm′lē)n. pl. fam·i·lies 1. a. A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.b. The children of one of these groups: She raised a large family.c. A group of persons related by descent or marriage: My whole family, including my cousins, gets together once a year. See Usage Note at collective noun.2. People in the same line of descent; lineage: comes from an old Virginia family.3. Obsolete All the members of a household living under one roof.4. A locally independent organized crime unit, as of the Cosa Nostra.5. a. A group of like things; a class: the family of brass instruments.b. A group of individuals derived from a common stock: the family of human beings.6. Biology A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and above a genus. A family usually consists of several genera.7. Linguistics A group of languages descended from the same parent language, such as the Indo-European language family.8. Mathematics A set of functions or surfaces that can be generated by varying the parameters of a general equation.9. Chemistry a. A group of elements with similar chemical properties.b. A vertical column in the periodic table of elements.10. Physics Any of the three generations of elementary fermions.adj.1. Of or having to do with a family: family problems.2. Being suitable for a family: family movies.Idiom: in the family way Pregnant.
[Middle English familie, from Latin familia, household, servants of a household, from famulus, servant.]in the family way
in a/the family wayeuphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin is in the family way!See also: family, wayin the family wayPregnant, as in Mary's in the family way again. This euphemistic expression dates from the late 1700s and may be dying out. See also: family, wayin the family way pregnant. informalSee also: family, wayin the ˈfamily way (old-fashioned, informal) pregnantSee also: family, wayin the family way verbSee in a family waySee also: family, way in the family way Pregnant.See also: family, wayThesaurusSeepregnancy |