start a family

idiom

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

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Jake is the prototypical masculine husband, constantly working out and pressuring Maddie to start a family. Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 The Closer actress revealed the decision to start a family sort of happened by impulse during their honeymoon. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 And though people are, of course, focused on the couple, on the engagement ring, and when a wedding might happen, who is going to be invited, and even if the two are looking to start a family soon, people are also interested in the past. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Aug. 2025 Spencer, who is 30, wants to start a family within two years. EW.com, 26 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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