start a family

idiom

: to begin having children
They want to start a family soon.

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Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t appreciate Alicia Vikander meddling in her plan to start a family in the trailer for the sci-fi feature The Assessment. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025 The future is also unclear for Jack Dutton (Darren Mann) and his partner, Elizabeth Strafford (Michelle Randolph), who never got the chance to wed and are desperate to start a family in the wake of a miscarriage. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 My hope in sharing my story is that this will help prevent this from ever happening to anyone else trying to start a family of their own. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 He recently got engaged and wants to start a family in retirement. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for start a family

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“Start a family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20a%20family. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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