with child

• Expressão arcaica e eufemística que significa grávida. Raramente usada na comunicação cotidiana moderna, tendo sido substituída por termos mais diretos.

An old-fashioned, euphemistic expression meaning pregnant. It is rarely used in modern everyday conversation, having been replaced by more direct terms.

1. B2formal

   An old-fashioned or formal way of saying that a woman is pregnant.

   Grávida

   • She was with child when they moved to the countryside.
   • The queen was with child, and the kingdom awaited the heir.
   • In the novel, the heroine finds herself with child.