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happy event

British  

noun

  1. informal the birth of a child

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Not that you shouldn’t celebrate the happy event, but the brother or sister may need a little extra love.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

But much of the second season revolves around a happy event: the imminent wedding of Murray Hill's Fred Rococo, casually announced during a poker game.

From Salon • May 7, 2023

It took three days, and it was a happy event for them.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

These buildiing scream for attention like expensively dressed children at a birthday party staged by wealthy parents where the gloss and glitter takes all the humanity from a supposedly happy event.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2019

And so it came to pass that the normal, happy event of dividing food after a hunt became a war of insults and rage and starving bellies.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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