noun
: condition of being pregnant — used with in and the or a
she is in the family way again — Mary W. Shelley
she gets herself in a family way and is then, as a matter of course, married off — G.H.Shuster
noun
: condition of being pregnant — used with in and the or a
she is in the family way again — Mary W. Shelley
she gets herself in a family way and is then, as a matter of course, married off — G.H.Shuster
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012