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Idiom

heavy with child

Meaning

visibly pregnant

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She is heavy with child and needs a seat.”

“The woman, now heavy with child, moved slowly through the crowded market to find some fresh fruit.”

“Although she was heavy with child, she insisted on finishing her final project before taking leave from the university.”

Examples

simple

“She is heavy with child and needs a seat.”

contextual

“The woman, now heavy with child, moved slowly through the crowded market to find some fresh fruit.”

complex

“Although she was heavy with child, she insisted on finishing her final project before taking leave from the university.”

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