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
Tzipporah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Giselle	[dʒi'zel]
Uwe	-	German
Ludis	-	Latvian
Garnett	-	English
Ama	-	Western African, Akan