start a family

idiom

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

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After tying the knot in December 2018, the pair were outspoken about their desire to start a family. Kayla Grant, People.com, 16 May 2025 Christine Gallegos had plans to start a family with her fiance when she was found shot to death in 1985, police and family in Utah said. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025 The potential to start a family simply ups the moral stakes. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025 Those who are younger, who don’t own a home, or who don’t have job that pays enough to get into the market or start a family, see it as secondary to pocketbook issues. Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.

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