have_a_bun_in_the_oven (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *have a bun in the oven*:
VERB	body	have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect	be pregnant with

English > *have a bun in the oven*: 1 sense > verb 1, body
Meaning	Be pregnant with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	bear, carry, gestate, expect
Entails	conceive	Become pregnant
Entailed by	carry to term	carry out a pregnancy
Broader	give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have	Cause to be born
Similar to	expect	look forward to the birth of a child
Similar to	give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have	Cause to be born
Spanish	aguardar, esperar
Catalan	esperar

HyperDic: have_a_bun_in_the_oven