How to Pronounce "in a family way"
expression
in-uh FAM-uh-lee way
in-uh FAM-i-lee way
Definition
A polite or old-fashioned way to say that a woman is pregnant.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfæməɫi/, /ˈfæmɫi/ /ˈweɪ
British English
ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /fˈæmɪli/ /wˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-uh FAM-uh-lee way
UK
in-uh FAM-i-lee way
Listen in Context
She is in a family way.
My aunt is in a family way and expecting her first child.
The doctor confirmed she was in a family way.
People started to notice she was in a family way, even before she announced it.