Word Entry - Begotten

1. "I stared till I discerned the features they'd gotten from the family larder..."

2. As I read this I guessed that this was referring to his grandparents, since every generation after them has their features.

3. Dictionary.com says that the definition of larder is a room or place where food is kept, or a pantry.

4. After learning the definition of the word, I know that he was using a metaphor to describe all his relatives features as if there were so many to just take from.