to be big with child

  • 1big with child — old fashioned : pregnant and almost ready to give birth a woman who was big with child • • • Main Entry: ↑big …

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  • 2big with child — ► big with child archaic advanced in pregnancy. Main Entry: ↑big …

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  • 3great or big with child — idi great or big with child, (of a human female) being in the late stages of pregnancy …

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  • 4big with child — archaic advanced in pregnancy. → big …

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  • 5with child — adjective in an advanced stage of pregnancy was big with child was great with child • Syn: ↑big, ↑enceinte, ↑expectant, ↑gravid, ↑great, ↑large, ↑heavy …

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  • 6with child — Synonyms and related words: anticipating, big with child, big laden, breeding, carrying, carrying a fetus, expecting, gestating, gravid, great, heavy, heavy with child, knocked up, parturient, preggers, pregnant, superfetate, superimpregnated,… …

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  • 7big with child — Pregnant …

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  • 8big — ► ADJECTIVE (bigger, biggest) 1) of considerable size, physical power, or extent. 2) of considerable importance or seriousness. 3) informal exciting great interest or popularity. 4) informal, often ironic generous: ‘That s big of you!’ ● …

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  • 9big — /bIg/ adjective comparative bigger superlative biggest 1 SIZE of more than average size, amount, weight etc: a big house | Your baby s getting big! | a big increase in prices | the biggest hotel in New York | She had a big grin on her face. |… …

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  • 10big — /bɪg / (say big) adjective (bigger, biggest) 1. large in size, height, width, amount, etc. 2. filled; teeming: eyes big with tears. 3. loud: a big noise. 4. large in compass or conception; magnanimous; generous; liberal: a big heart; big gesture …