first steps
Toddler's proud milestone
First steps are the earliest attempts at something new—literally a toddler's initial wobbly walk, or figuratively the beginning of any undertaking.
The phrase emphasizes both achievement and tentative progress: She's taking her first steps toward recovery.
To take first steps is to begin a process that will require many more.
- beginningInitial stage of something
- getting startedBeginning an undertaking
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- toddlerChild learning to walk
milestone · crawl · learning · trial and error · inception · foundation · groundwork · humble origins · starting out · genesis · stumble · embarkation · training wheels · fledgling · totter · prototype · origin · tentative
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- baby bookbirth weight, birth date, footprints, handprints, milestones
- Baby Photossleeping baby, crying baby, newborn photo, baby toes, chubby cheeks
- beginner zonesbunny slope, bunny hill, kiddie pool, shallow end, training wheels
- proud parent momentsgraduation, honor roll, recital, school play, college acceptance
first stepsfinishing touches
Last refinements before completion
conclusion · ending · culmination · finish line · end point
first stepsmastery
Complete skill or control
expertise · advanced level · polish · refinement · virtuosity
first stepsfinish line
Race completion marker
end point · completion · journey's end · arrival · culmination