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HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be pregnant with
Example:
I am carrying his child
Synonyms:
bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "have a bun in the oven" is one way to...):
bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause to be born)
"Have a bun in the oven" entails doing...:
conceive (become pregnant; undergo conception)
Verb group:
bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause to be born)
expect (look forward to the birth of a child)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
