child is father of the man



child is father of the man

 and child is father to the man
Prov. People's personalities form when they are children; A person will have the same qualities as an adult that he or she had as a child. (From William Wordsworth's poem, "My Heart Leaps Up.") In Bill's case, the child was father of the man; he never lost his childhood delight in observing nature.
See also: child, father, man, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaijaMIE-yahFinnish
AukustiOW-koos-teeFinnish
Artemios-Ancient Greek
ArnoldAHR-nəld (English), AHR-nawlt (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Melina-English, French, Greek
TabithaTAB-i-thə (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Greek