start off as

start off as someone or something

to begin in a particular status, character, rank, etc. I started off as a waiter and ended up as the owner of the restaurant. This tree started off as a tiny seedling only a few years ago.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Riikka	REE:K-kah	Finnish
Karenza	-	English (Rare)
Roopertti	RO:-pert-tee	Finnish
ViltautĖ	-	Lithuanian
Ricky	RIK-ee	English
Dianne	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English