be+in+the+family+way

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• In the family way — Way Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[ a]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• In the family way — Family Fam i*ly, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh[=a]man house, fr. dh[=a]to set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Family That Walks On All Fours — is a BBC2 documentary that explored the science and the story of five individuals in the Ulas family in Turkey that walk with a previously unreported quadruped gait [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4782492.stm] . The documentary was… …   Wikipedia

• The Family Dogg — was a British vocal group best known for their harmony vocals.CareerThe idea was born when the British singers of the Spanish groups, Los Flaps and Diamond Boys, Albert Hammond and Steve Rowland met for the first time at a concert in Madrid in… …   Wikipedia

• The Crooked Way — Theatrical poster Directed by Robert Florey Produced by Benedict …   Wikipedia

• In a family way — Family Fam i*ly, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh[=a]man house, fr. dh[=a]to set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State — Friedrich Engels Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• The Family-Ness — Infobox Television show name = The Family Ness caption = format = Animated series camera = picture format = runtime = 5 mins creator = Peter Maddocks developer = executive producer = Maddocks Animation starring = Peter Hawkins Susan Sheridan… …   Wikipedia

• The family of Humfrey of Xanth — See more characters of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony at List of Xanth characters.The magician Humfrey has the largest known extended family in Xanth. Characters from nearly the beginning of Xanth to many in current day Xanth are included in… …   Wikipedia

• family way — noun Date: 1796 condition of being pregnant used with in and the or a < she is in a family way > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• in a family way — or[in the family way] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Going to have a baby. * /Sue and Liz are happy because their mother is in the family way./ * /The Ferguson children are promising kittens to everyone because their cat is in a family way./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms