called to straw



called to straw

Rur. about to begin labor and childbirth. Susan was called to straw when she was only seven months along. Nancy's nine months pregnant and could be called to straw any day now.
See also: call, straw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HazeHAYZEnglish (Rare)
Anastasiaah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian), a-nə-STAY-zhə (English), a-nə-STAS-yə (English), ah-nahs-TAH-syah (Spanish), ah-nahs-TAH-zyah (Italian)Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Ancient Greek
GÜLten-Turkish
Andrus-Estonian
Cila-Slovene, Croatian
Voitsekh-Medieval Slavic