Dictionary

once a woman, twice a child en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˌwʌn(t)s‿ə ˈwʊmən ˌtwaɪs‿ə ˈt͡ʃaɪld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From once a man, twice a child.

Meanings

1. (rare) A woman is born as a child, grows to adulthood, and consequently enters old age, when she deteriorates and reverts to a childlike state.

Coordinates

once a man, twice a boy · once a man, twice a child

Hypernyms

once an adult, twice a child