- the happy event
- informal
the birth of a baby
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the happy event
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(the) happy event — the happy event informal phrase the birth of a baby Thesaurus: pregnancy and having a babyhyponym Main entry: event … Useful english dictionary
(the) happy event — humorous the birth of a child. So when are they expecting the happy event? … New idioms dictionary
happy event — the birth of a child Although: ... an unhappy condition followed by a happy event, although the event is by no means always happy. (Atwood, 1996) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
happy event — noun the live birth of a child • Syn: ↑blessed event • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑live birth * * * happy event noun (usu facetious or joc) A … Useful english dictionary
The Fieldmice (Farthing Wood) — The Fieldmice were two fictional characters from the Colin Dann series The Animals of Farthing Wood Life On The Journey The Fieldmice are most noted for the birth and death of their three babies, while Fox was absent from the group after crossing … Wikipedia
(a) happy event — a ˌhappy eˈvent idiom the birth of a baby Main entry: ↑happyidiom … Useful english dictionary
a happy event — Meaning Euphemism for the birth of a child. Origin … Meaning and origin of phrases
happy — hap|py W1S1 [ˈhæpi] adj comparative happier superlative happiest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap chance, luck (13 20 centuries), from Old Norse happ] 1.) having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are … Dictionary of contemporary English
happy — adjective 1 having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you: Larry looked really happy when we gave him his present. | He was a happy child who rarely cried. | be happy to be doing sth: They felt happy to be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
event — e|vent [ ı vent ] noun count *** 1. ) something that happens, especially something that involves several people: the most traumatic event of my life a chain/sequence/series of events: The investigation uncovered a chain of events that could have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
