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starting a family

starting a family is the present participle and gerund of start a family.

Meaning of start a family

Verb

start a family (third-person singular simple present starts a family, present participle starting a family, simple past and past participle started a family)

  1. (idiomatic) To conceive one's first child

Questions about starting a family

What is starting a family the present participle and gerund of?
Starting a family is the present participle and gerund of start a family.

Words near starting a family in the dictionary

  1. starthistles
  2. starthroat
  3. starthroats
  4. startin'
  5. starting
  6. starting a family
  7. starting a fresh hare
  8. starting a hare
  9. starting a hare running
  10. starting afresh
  11. starting back

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Adapted from Wiktionary: starting a family (page history and authors); start a family (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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