little pitchers have long ears

Children hear everything, especially when you least expect them to. The "ear" of a water pitcher is the handle. Please watch what you say around the kids—little pitchers have long ears, you know. A: "Where did little Susie learn that inappropriate word?" B: "Who knows. Little pitchers have long ears."

See also: ear, have, little, long, pitcher

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gianni	JAHN-nee (Italian)	Italian, Greek
JÓHanna	-	Icelandic
Vilmar	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Marybeth	mer-ee-BETH, mar-ee-BETH	English
Monika	MO-ni-kah (German), maw-NEE-kah (Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Alfwin	-	Ancient Germanic