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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, way. / (euphemistic) Alternative form of in the family way.

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in a family way

Source Word

in a family way

alt-of alternative euphemistic

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, way. / (euphemistic) Alternative form of in the family way.

Japanese Meaning

妊娠中であること（婉曲表現） / 子供を宿している状態

The cottage was decorated in a family way, with photographs of ancestors and handmade quilts arranged throughout.

そのコテージは家族的なやり方で飾られており、先祖の写真や手作りのキルトがあちこちに並べられていました。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

(euphemistic) Alternative form of in the family way.

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.