HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN

I. (verb)

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