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# a happy event

phrase (noun phrase: a happy event, happy events)

«a happy event» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, old-fashioned) the birth of a baby.
2. (literal) any happy occasion such as a wedding.

### In the lessons

Old-fashioned and polite, used in family news, cards and old newspapers; UK, US, Ireland, Australia.

### Examples

- They are expecting a happy event in May.
- Congratulations on the happy event!
- News: «The zoo is celebrating a happy event — a baby giraffe.»
- Their wedding was a happy event for the whole village.
- Gossip: «I hear there's going to be a happy event.»
- Chat: «Any news of the happy event yet? Is it a boy or a girl?»

### Note

Usually stands for «a birth». Very close to «a blessed event». In some contexts it is simply any happy occasion — read the rest of the sentence.