| 单词 | to start a family |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto start a family h. transitive. colloquial. Of a woman: to conceive (a child). More generally: to set about having (a child); to begin to form (a family) by having children. Esp. in to start a baby, to start a family. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > conception > conceive [verb (intransitive)] trima1325 conceivec1375 greatenc1390 to fall with child (also bairn)a1464 impregnate1711 start1846 catch1858 fall1891 click1936 to be caught out1957 to fall for ——1957 big1982 1846 Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper 24 Oct. 350/1 You never can even start a baby without bringing a woman about you. 1883 B. E. Slade tr. E. Marlitt Little Princess II. 132 What do you think of the latest news, Dagobert? The old mummy has started a family—that pretty little thing is Dr. von Sassen's daughter. 1930 ‘R. West’ War Nurse ii. 17 What was the matter with her was that she was starting a baby and she felt low in her mind. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. i. 24 Irene had started Portia. 1956 Mademoiselle Sept. 185/1 After the apple farm was started we were going to start a child. 1973 G. Greene Honorary Consul ii. iii. 96 ‘He wanted to marry... And if there's a child—’ ‘Have you started one?’ ‘No.’ 2002 Independent on Sunday 7 Apr. (Life Etc. section) 1/2 It used to be that you saved up a bit before starting a family—now you go around the world. 2007 ‘H. North’ Not Marrying Kind 27 It turned out that Donnie and Harriet had a thing for each other and had gone and started a baby. < as lemmas |
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