Idioms

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 Jim going to get a visit from the stork and give me a grandkid or two, hmm? I heard your sister had a visit from the stork. Congratulations, Auntie!

See also: stork, visit

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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. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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 Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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References in periodicals archive

WHAT started as a stomach ache for a 60- year- old woman, turned out to be a completely unannounced visit from the stork instead.

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I will be sad to leave, but fingers crossed the parentals will get a return visit from the stork (aka Petri dish fairy) at some point in the not-too-distant, so I'll still be able to pop in now and again to keep in touch with the guys there.

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Many are opting for a safe and supervised home birth as a way to control the cost and stress of a visit from the stork.

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And now, at the recent grand opening for the SLS hotel in Los Angeles, Dupri said that Jackson was doing fine post-illness, and also dodged questions about a prospective visit from the stork.

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In other Pedro blessings, Beardo and his lovely wife, Cara, are expecting a visit from the stork sometime this year.

JUST months after getting married, American millionaire and reality TV star Donald Trump is to be a father again Donald's latest wife, supermodel Melania Knauss, is expecting a visit from the stork sometime in the spring, the New York Post reports.

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But seriously, anyone hoping for a visit from the stork will benefit from the advice in this book, which combines both holistic and conventional approaches to conception and pregnancy.

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WHEN friends ran into David Duchovny's wife Tea Leoni shopping in Beverly Hills this week, they asked her to confirm or deny rumours that the couple are expecting a visit from the stork.

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