as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
noticing the telltale bump, we guessed that she was in the family way again
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The devastation of the accident affected my family way beyond 1979.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
One thing that the proud mom believes helped propel her son to success was the Cochran family way, coined by her father in a book.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022
Khloe, 33, is also in a family way with baller boyfriend Tristan Thompson.
—Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 28 Sep. 2017
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
One thing that the proud mom believes helped propel her son to success was the Cochran family way, coined by her father in a book.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022
Khloe, 33, is also in a family way with baller boyfriend Tristan Thompson.
—Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 28 Sep. 2017
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