HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does have a bun in the oven mean? 

• HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN (verb)
  The verb HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN has 1 sense:

1. be pregnant with

  Familiarity information: HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be pregnant with

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven

Context example:

I am carrying his child

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