- have a bun in the oven
- verbbe pregnant with-
She is bearing his child
-The are expecting another child in January
-I am carrying his child
• Derivationally related forms: ↑expectant (for: ↑expect), ↑expectation (for: ↑expect), ↑gestation (for: ↑gestate)• Hypernyms: ↑give birth, ↑deliver, ↑bear, ↑birth, ↑have• Entailment: ↑conceive• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
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have a bun in the oven (informal)To be pregnant• • •Main Entry: ↑bun* * *
to be pregnantMain entry: bun* * *
informal be pregnant* * *
have a bun in the oveninformal : to be pregnantRumor has it, she has a bun in the oven.
• • •Main Entry: ↑bun————————have a bun in the oven — see ↑bun• • •Main Entry: ↑oven* * *
have a ˈbun in the oven idiom
Useful english dictionary. 2012.