start a family

idiom

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

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Thankfully, many experts and advocates are using their voices to help people who want to start a family now or in the future. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025 Hamnet tells the story of William Shakespeare (Mescal), and his relationship with wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley), who meet, fall in love and start a family. Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Grace just wants to refurbish their gorgeous, dilapidated home and start a family, but an alarming number of strangers start coming to the house and then refusing to leave. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025 Jennifer Lawrence’s return to the big screen The acclaimed actor took a few years off from being one of the world’s favorite movie stars to catch her breath and start a family. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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