the child is father to the man

proverb The personality traits that one displays as an adult form in childhood. He's always been a quiet, analytical person, even as a young boy. The child is father to the man, after all.

See also: child, father, man

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a man is judged by the company he keeps
a man is known by the company he keeps
teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
children should be seen and not heard
a guilty conscience needs no accuser
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray

词组	the child is father to the man
释义	the child is father to the man the child is father to the man proverb The personality traits that one displays as an adult form in childhood. He's always been a quiet, analytical person, even as a young boy. The child is father to the man, after all. See also: child, father, man Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a man is judged by the company he keeps a man is known by the company he keeps teach a man to fish it takes a village village children should be seen and not heard a guilty conscience needs no accuser best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray
随便看	on the razor's edge on the razzle on the rebound on the receiving end on the record on the reezie on the reg on the regular on the right foot on the right foot, get off on the right lines on the right tack on the right track on the rilla on the rise on the road on the road again on the road to recovery on the road to recovery, stardom, etc. on the road to ruin, disaster, etc. on the road to (something) on the road to stardom on the rocks on the rocks, to be on the ropes