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blessed event

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noun

the birth of a child.

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RELATED WORDS

birth, childbirth, delivery, parturition, birthing, natality

Nearby words

blert, blesbok, blesbuck, bless, blessed, blessed event, blessed sacrament, blessed trinity, blessed virgin, blessedly, blessig's cysts
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Idioms and Phrases with blessed event

blessed event

The birth of a baby, as in When is the blessed event expected? This expression combines two senses of blessed, that is, “happy” and “sacred.” Today, however, unless used ironically, it is considered cloyingly sentimental. [1920s]

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