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  What it means

  “He who has no daughters has no children.” A humorous or ironic saying suggesting that daughters are the true children — perhaps because they stay closer to the family or care for parents in old age.

  Vocabulary

  • córka — daughter
  • dzieci — children

  Grammar note

  'Córek' is the genitive plural of 'córka'; 'dzieci' is the genitive plural of 'dziecko', both used after negated 'nie ma'.

  Cultural context

  Reflects a traditional view that daughters maintain stronger family bonds than sons, who leave to start their own families.

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