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!
keep the stork busy
euphemism To have many children. Young people in this region have always kept the stork busy, with teen pregnancies higher here than anywhere else in the country. They'd probably have more money if they didn't keep the stork so busy.
keep the stork flying
euphemism To have many children. Young people in this region have always kept the stork flying, with teen pregnancies higher here than anywhere else in the country. They'd probably have more money if they didn't keep the stork flying so often.
storked
slang Pregnant. From the stork's role in European folklore of delivering babies to new parents. I heard Jennifer got storked at band camp in her senior year. We had already decided that three kids was our limit, but we ended up coming back from the vacation storked.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
keep the stork flying
and keep the stork busyRur. to have lots of children. Sally's pregnant again, with their sixth. They sure do keep the stork flying! Grandma and grandpa kept the stork flying. I've got ten aunts and uncles.
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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.