Meaning
To be pregnant. 'Carry belly' is the plain, everyday way to say a woman is expecting. Adding 'fi' and a man's name says who the father is, so 'she carry belly fi him' means she is pregnant by him.
Examples
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Mi cousin a carry belly, di baby due inna June.
My cousin is pregnant, and the baby is due in June.
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She carry belly fi him, an dem a get married.
She is pregnant by him, and they are getting married.
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Nuh mek har lif nutten heavy, she a carry belly.
Don't let her lift anything heavy, she is pregnant.
How it’s used
An everyday phrase, said plainly. 'Belly-woman' names the pregnant woman herself, and 'breed' is the blunt word for a man getting a woman pregnant. See Belly-woman, Breed.