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
Abidemi-Western African, Yoruba
Aqissiaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Penney['peni:]
Dilipa-Hinduism
Biggs[bigz]
Mattaniah-Biblical