a visit from the stork

euphemism The birth of a baby. (The legend of babies being delivered by white storks is ancient, but was popularized by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Storks.") A: "I heard Tom and Jane are already expecting another visit from the stork." B: "Again? But their first son is less than a year old!" When are you and Tom going to get a visit from the stork and give me a grandkid or two, hmm?

visit from the stork

Fig. a birth. (According to legend, babies are brought to their parents by a stork.) I hear that Maria is expecting a visit from the stork. The young couple had a visit from the stork.

visit from the stork

n. the birth of a baby. The last visit from the stork was in March.

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释义	a visit from the stork a visit from the stork euphemism The birth of a baby. (The legend of babies being delivered by white storks is ancient, but was popularized by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Storks.") A: "I heard Tom and Jane are already expecting another visit from the stork." B: "Again? But their first son is less than a year old!" When are you and Tom going to get a visit from the stork and give me a grandkid or two, hmm? See also: stork, visit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. visit from the stork Fig. a birth. (According to legend, babies are brought to their parents by a stork.) I hear that Maria is expecting a visit from the stork. The young couple had a visit from the stork. See also: stork, visit McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. visit from the stork n. the birth of a baby. The last visit from the stork was in March. See also: stork, visit McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be expecting be gathered to (one's) fathers maker a bit of how's your father chesterfield rugby a spot of how's your father between jobs big with child between projects the chuff
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