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happy event

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happy event
n
Informal the birth of a child
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.happy eventhappy event - the live birth of a child            
blessed event
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
live birth - the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
Translations
happy event n (euph) → lieto evento
happy event n (euph) → lieto evento


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These successes seemed to promise a more happy event than that which followed them.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
Rushworth spoke with proper smiles and dignity of its being a most happy event to her whenever it took place.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
When the barbican was carried, the Sable Knight sent notice of the happy event to Locksley, requesting him at the same time, to keep such a strict observation on the castle as might prevent the defenders from combining their force for a sudden sally, and recovering the outwork which they had lost.
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