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Shona Definition
Kana munhu asina mwana anofunga kuti iye angagona kurayira vana nokuvadzidzisa tsika dzakanaka. Asi vabereki vose vane vana vanoziva kuti kushereketa kwepwere hakuna mugoni.
English Translation
It is the woman with no children of her own who is sure she could handle them best; those who actually have children know how hard they are to control.
Cultural Context
“Quoted with irony by parents against childless people who claim to know how children should be raised.”
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This is a variant of
Mugoni wepwere / ndousinayoThe one who seems best at handling children is the one who has none of their own.