It takes three to make a child.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Creating a child requires three parties: two parents and the child itself.
- In plain terms
- Three people are needed to make a child: mother, father, and the child.
- What can you take from it?
- Life involves collaboration between multiple beings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who makes a child?
- How many people create life?
Another view
Biologically speaking, only two people are required for conception.
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