women and children first

English

Etymology

The earliest known usage of this phrase is from 1912, when RMS Titanic was sinking.

Phrase

women and children first

1. An exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men.

Translations

exhortation

• Esperanto: sinjorinoj kaj geinfanoj unue
• French: les femmes et les enfants d’abord
• Polish: najpierw kobiety i dzieci, kobiety i dzieci przodem
• Portuguese: mulheres e crianças primeiro

See also

• ladies first