Like breeds like



Like breeds like.

Prov. People tend to raise children who are like them; something tends to give rise to things that resemble it. Jill: I think Fred's little boy is going to be just as disagreeable as Fred. Jane: That's no surprise. Like breeds like.
See also: breed, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carloman-History, Ancient Germanic
ClaraKLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Fran[fræn]
Aleeshaə-LEE-shəEnglish (Rare)
Nevukhadnetztzar-Biblical Hebrew
Andrus-Estonian