in the family way

基本解释

"In the family way" is an old-fashioned expression meaning "pregnant".
“ 是一种老式的表达方式，意为”怀孕“ 。
She is (heavy) with child again.; She has been in the family way again.
她又怀孕了。
《新英汉大辞典》
It makes folks happy to see a girl in the family way.
人们看到女孩怀孕了会感到高兴。

And I enjoyed those. The family celebrated Valentine's Day in a little bit bigger way than we do now.
His resentment over his powerlessness within the family seethes in this moment, and he thinks of a way to get back at his father.
他讨厌自己在父亲,暴怒时的无可奈何，因而他设法去报复。
耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选
I hope that we will be able to cure the disease so that no children, no family would be affected in the same way that i've seen Larson family affected.
我希望有一天我们能够治愈这种疾病,不让任何一个孩子任何一个家庭,再遭受,像拉森家一样的痛苦。
普林斯顿公开课 - 领导能力简介课程节选

The reputation of Turkey's family businesses has been tainted recently by the way in which the Uzan family (a father and two sons) is alleged to have milked Motorola and Nokia, fellow investors in Telsim, a mobile-phone company that the Uzans control, of hundreds of millions of dollars.
ECONOMIST: Face value