"bata pa ang pandayan" meaning in Cebuano

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Phrase

Etymology: From bata (“young”), pa (“still; yet”), ang (“the”), and pandayan (“blacksmith shop; smithy; forge”) (from panday (“carpenter; smith; builder”) + locative suffix -an). Literally: "The blacksmith shop is still young." Head templates: {{head|ceb|phrase}} bata pa ang pandayan
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, humorous, dated) To be early in one’s child-bearing years; to have a highly productive, fertile, or capable "baby factory." A witty, old-fashioned expression used to remark that a couple (specifically the woman or the partnership) is still young and robust enough to easily conceive and bear many more children. Tags: colloquial, dated, humorous, idiomatic Related terms: panday (english: smith; artisan; carpenter; to forge/build), pandayan (english: forge; blacksmith workshop), bata (english: child; young), kinamanghoran (english: the youngest child)
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