Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli announce pregnancy, their baby to be a coronial. What does it mean?

New Delhi, 27-Aug-2020

Anushka Sharma and Viral Kohli announced today that they are expecting their first child together. The couple took to Instagram to announce the pregnancy with an adorable picture in which Anushka can be seen flaunting her baby bump. Anushka and Virat, who tied the knot in December 2017, announced that the actor is already four months pregnant and is expecting to deliver in January 2021. Sharing the happy news, Anushka and Virat wrote, "And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021 (sic)". But it is not just Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli who announced their pregnancy during this quarantine due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Before them, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan also announced that they were expecting their third child early in August. In a statement, the couple had said, "We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family!! Thank you to all our well-wishers for all their love and support. -- Saif and Kareena." And their baby will be a coronial. A term which was coined because of people announcing their lockdown pregnancies. If you are confused what a coronial is, let us help. Coronial is the term which is being assigned to the generation who will be conceived during the novel coronavirus quarantine period. According to Urban Dictionary, kids who were conceived during the quarantine, which was put in place because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, are known as coronials. Most of these babies will be born post December 2020, continuing until Spring 2021. They may also be referred to as Covid-kids.