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  What it means

  As the mothers, so the children. Children’s character and behaviour reflect how their mothers raised them.

  English equivalent

  Like mother, like child.

  Vocabulary

  • matka — mother
  • dziatki — children (archaic/affectionate plural)

  Grammar note

  'Jakie… takie…' correlative in the plural. 'Dziatki' is an archaic affectionate plural of 'dzieci'.

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