happy event

British

noun

informal the birth of a child

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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

The press got wind of the happy event, and it soon got happier still.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 22, 2018

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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