it takes a village to raise a child

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an adage, borrowed as a calque from a neighboring or contact language. Gained popularity around 1990.[1]

Proverb

it takes a village to raise a child

  1. An entire community of people must provide for, and interact positively with, children in order for those children to grow up healthily and safely.
    Synonym: it takes a village

Translations

References

  1. ^ village to raise a child at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
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