women and children first

English

Etymology

The earliest known usage of this phrase is from 1912, when RMS Titanic was sinking.

Phrase

women and children first

An exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men.

Translations

exhortation

Esperanto: sinjorinoj kaj geinfanoj unue
French: les femmes et les enfants d’abord
Polish: najpierw kobiety i dzieci, kobiety i dzieci przodem
Portuguese: mulheres e crianças primeiro

See also

ladies first

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