family way
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of family way
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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She added: "Rob showed people in a human way and in a family way how MND affects someone".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024
The "family way," you see, involves rarely, if ever, interacting with one's children.
From Salon • May 22, 2023
Giovana and Yago are soon in the family way, in a story that covers many years, a bit too breezily, and many ups and downs in this couple’s growing — and entirely unexpected — family.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022
When the call finally came, however, she had to inform the powers-that-be that she was in the family way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2021
We ate the food in near silence, the Korean family way, bent over the steaming crocks and dishes like scribing monks.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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