with child

Frequency: 3.02.1 per million words

A literary or old-fashioned term for 'pregnant'.

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Examples (10)

  • In the historical drama, the heroine discovered she was with child.
  • The ancient texts speak of a prophecy concerning a woman who would be with child.
  • "She is with child," the old midwife announced to the anxious family.
  • The parish records from 1820 noted that Sarah was with child out of wedlock.
  • It was a great joy for the king to learn his queen was finally with child.
  • In the third act of the play, the character reveals she is with child by the villain.
  • The painting depicted a serene woman, visibly with child, sitting by a window.
  • According to the epic poem, the goddess became with child after drinking from the sacred river.
  • The letter, written in faded ink, confessed that its author was with child and fleeing the city.
  • He feared telling his father that the woman he loved was with child.