happy event

happy event
   the birth of a child
   Although:
    ... an unhappy condition followed by a happy event, although the event is by no means always happy. (Atwood, 1996)

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  • happy event — noun the live birth of a child • Syn: ↑blessed event • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑live birth * * * happy event noun (usu facetious or joc) A …   Useful english dictionary

  • happy event — joyful occasion, joyful event …   English contemporary dictionary

  • (the) happy event — the happy event informal phrase the birth of a baby Thesaurus: pregnancy and having a babyhyponym Main entry: event …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) happy event — humorous the birth of a child. So when are they expecting the happy event? …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) happy event — a ˌhappy eˈvent idiom the birth of a baby Main entry: ↑happyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • happy — hap|py W1S1 [ˈhæpi] adj comparative happier superlative happiest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap chance, luck (13 20 centuries), from Old Norse happ] 1.) having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • happy — adjective 1 having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you: Larry looked really happy when we gave him his present. | He was a happy child who rarely cried. | be happy to be doing sth: They felt happy to be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • happy — /ˈhæpi / (say hapee) adjective (happier, happiest) 1. characterised by or indicative of pleasure, content, or gladness: a happy mood. 2. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 3. favoured by fortune; …  

  • event — e|vent [ ı vent ] noun count *** 1. ) something that happens, especially something that involves several people: the most traumatic event of my life a chain/sequence/series of events: The investigation uncovered a chain of events that could have… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • event */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈvent] / US noun Word forms event : singular event plural events 1) a) [countable] something that happens, especially something that involves several people the most traumatic event of my life events surrounding something: Police questioned… …   English dictionary

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