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Difference between In a family way and In the family way

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in a family way—

1. without ceremony:

  • Why don’t we ask him to come over in a family way and dine with us.

2. (euph.) pregnant:

  • I have heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way once again.

in the family way— = in a family way 2:

  • A woman should postpone the observation of fasts when she is in the family way.