it takes a village to raise a child

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an adage, borrowed as a calque from a neighboring or contact language.

Proverb

it takes a village to raise a child

1. An entire community of people must provide for, and interact positively with, children in order for those children to grow up healthily and safely.

   Synonym: it takes a village

Translations

an entire community must provide for children

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 要養育一個小孩，需舉全村之力 / 要养育一个小孩，需举全村之力 (yào yǎngyù yīgè xiǎohái, xū jǔ quán cūn zhī lì)

• Finnish: lapsen kasvattamiseen tarvitaan koko kylä
• French: please add this translation if you can