It takes a village to raise a child

Meaning: Community support is essential for child development.

Origin: African proverb, popularized in modern Western culture.

Translations

• French: Il faut tout un village pour élever un enfant (literally: It takes a whole village to raise a child)
• Spanish: Se necesita un pueblo entero para criar a un niño (literally: It takes a whole town to raise a child)
• Japanese: 子育ては村全体の仕事 (Kosodate wa mura zentai no shigoto) (literally: Raising children is the work of the whole village)

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