heavy with child in English

far along in the pregnancy

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1. There are women heavy with child and young couples with small children in tow.

2. 2 Mary was well along in her pregnancy; the Bible describes her at this time with the expressive phrase “heavy with child.”

3. To comply with the order, Mary, despite being heavy with child, accompanied her husband, Joseph, on the journey of some 90 miles [150 km] from Nazareth to Bethlehem.