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a bun in the oven

euphemism An unborn child growing in one's womb. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had a bun in the oven. We were thinking about moving overseas this summer, but we had to shift course when we found out about our little bun in the oven. A: "Oh my gosh, you guys have another bun in the oven?" B: "Yep, and when she gets here, we'll have four kids under the age of four, which is only a bit terrifying to consider!"
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have a bun in the oven

To be pregnant. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had a bun in the oven. We were thinking about moving overseas this summer, but plans changed when we found out we had a bun in the oven. A: "Oh my gosh, you guys have another bun in the oven?" B: "Yep, and when she gets here, we'll have four kids under the age of four, which is only a bit terrifying to consider!"
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have one in the oven

To be pregnant. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had one in the oven. Yes, I have one in the oven, but please don't tell anyone—I'm still only in my first trimester. A: "Oh my gosh, you guys have one in the oven again?" B: "Yep, and when she gets here, we'll have four kids under the age of four, which is only a bit terrifying to consider!"
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one in the oven

A baby growing in one's womb. A reference to the phrase "bun in the oven," meaning the same. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had one in the oven.
See also: one, oven
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have one in the oven

Fig. to be pregnant with a child. She's got three kids now and one in the oven.
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have a bun in the oven

be pregnant. informal
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have a ˈbun in the oven

(informal, humorous) be pregnant
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