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Baba muredzi / mwana kuchema anodaidza mai

Shona Definition

English Translation

A father only minds the child; the moment it cries, it calls out for its mother.

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This is a variant of

Mwoyochena una amai / kuyamwisa mwana asiri wavo

A kind-hearted woman will breastfeed a child who is not her own.