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has a bun in the oven

has a bun in the oven is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have a bun in the oven.

Meaning of have a bun in the oven

Verb

have a bun in the oven (third-person singular simple present has a bun in the oven, present participle having a bun in the oven, simple past and past participle had a bun in the oven)

  1. (informal, sometimes considered vulgar) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.
    • Her parents were surprised to learn that she had a bun in the oven.

Questions about has a bun in the oven

What is has a bun in the oven the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has a bun in the oven is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have a bun in the oven.

Words near has a bun in the oven in the dictionary

  1. has a bath
  2. has a bird
  3. has a bite
  4. has a bone to pick
  5. has a brick in one's hat
  6. has a bun in the oven
  7. has a care
  8. has a clue
  9. has a cob on
  10. has a cow
  11. has a crack at

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