once a man, twice a child

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb

A man is born as a child, grows to adulthood, and consequently enters old age, when he deteriorates and reverts to a childlike state.

/ˌwʌn(t)s‿ə ˈmæn ˌtwaɪs‿ə ˈt͡ʃaɪld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-once a man, twice a child.wav

once a man, twice a child

once a man, twice a boy

retrogenesis second childhood

once a woman, twice a child

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