授さずかり婚こん

noun

marriage due to pregnancy; shotgun wedding

A marriage that takes place because the bride is pregnant. Similar to できちゃった婚, but 授かり婚 often carries a more positive or euphemistic nuance, emphasizing the child as a gift.

See also: できちゃった婚 · おめでた婚

• 二人ふたりは授さずかり婚こんで、式しきのときにはもうお腹なかが大おおきかった。

  They had a shotgun wedding, and by the time of the ceremony, her belly was already big.

• 最さい近きんは授さずかり婚こんも珍めずらしくない。

  These days, marriages due to pregnancy are not uncommon.