strangle at birth

strangle something at birth

to stop something at an early stage of its development Plans to provide better nursery care are being strangled at birth by lack of funding.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Intan	EEN-tahn (Indonesian)	Indonesian, Malay
Dores	DAW-res (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Stanley	STAN-lee	English
Kipling	KIP-ling	English (Rare)
Ganymede	-	Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Jaylon	JAY-lən	African American (Modern)