Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund

German

Etymology

Literally, “child's mouth makes the truth known”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndərˌmʊnt tuːt ˈvaːrhaɪ̯t ˌkʊnt/

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Proverb

Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund

1. out of the mouths of babes comes truth
   1. children have a pure heart and an original intuition, which makes them wise
   2. (more often) children have no social inhibition and therefore speak their mind

      Synonym: Kinder und Betrunkene sagen immer die Wahrheit