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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

women and children first en · X

Etymology

The earliest known usage of this phrase is from 1912, when RMS Titanic was sinking.

Meanings

  1. An exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men.

Antonyms

every man for himself

Relateds

the captain goes down with the ship · life buoy · duty · ladies first · life vest · lifeboat

Translations (9)

pl najpierw kobiety i dzieci (exhortation) · eo sinjorinoj kaj geinfanoj unue (exhortation) · fi naiset ja lapset ensin (exhortation) · fr les femmes et les enfants d’abord (exhortation) · cmn 女人孩子先走 (exhortation) · pl kobiety i dzieci przodem (exhortation) · de Frauen und Kinder zuerst (exhortation) · nl vrouwen en kinderen eerst (exhortation) · pt mulheres e crianças primeiro (exhortation)