"women and children first" meaning in All languages combined

See women and children first on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Etymology: The earliest known usage of this phrase is from 1912, when RMS Titanic was sinking. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} women and children first
  1. An exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men. Related terms: ladies first Translations (exhortation): sinjorinoj kaj geinfanoj unue (Esperanto), les femmes et les enfants d’abord (French), najpierw kobiety i dzieci (Polish), kobiety i dzieci przodem (Polish), mulheres e crianças primeiro (Portuguese)
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