in a family way

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  1. Alternative form of in the family way. alt-of,alternative,euphemistic
    — 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.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 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?
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