blessed event

American  

noun

1. the birth of a child.

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blessed event Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

For this blessed event to happen, we needed reproductive health care.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Nora Ephron once said that everything is copy; in Jo’s world, everything is brand-able, including her upcoming blessed event.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

For in this satire of mainstreamed queerness, presented by New Light Theater Project, two different couples anticipate a blessed event.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2017

The audience first meets Grover Horvath a few months after his birth, and it’s clear neither Hannah nor Marnie have been changed too much by the blessed event.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2017

For the next two weeks I whirled around the city going to doctors, taking vitamin shots and pills, buying clothes for the baby, and except for the rare moments alone, enjoying the imminent blessed event.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou