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out of the mouths of babes and sucklings

out of the mouths of babes and sucklings is the alternative form of out of the mouths of babes.

Meaning of out of the mouths of babes

Proverb

out of the mouths of babes

  1. From the comments of children, who are honest and innocent, . . . (comes truth or wisdom).
    • Not only out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, but out of the mouths of fools and cheats, we may often get our truest lessons.1859, Oliver Wendell Holmes, chapter 1, in The Professor at the Breakfast Table

Questions about out of the mouths of babes and sucklings

What is out of the mouths of babes and sucklings the alternative form of?
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings is the alternative form of out of the mouths of babes.

Words near out of the mouths of babes and sucklings in the dictionary

  1. out of the gate
  2. out of the goodness of one's heart
  3. out of the loop
  4. out of the money
  5. out of the mouths of babes
  6. out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
  7. out of the ordinary
  8. out of the picture
  9. out of the question
  10. out of the running
  11. out of the side of one's mouth

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