the family that sleeps together keeps together
- idiom
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la familia que duerme junta permanece unida
- Some parents believe the family that sleeps together keeps together, choosing to co-sleep with their young children.
Examples
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He repeated, 'the family that sleeps together keeps together,' as he tucked his children in for the night.
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During their annual camping trip, Sarah always remembered the saying: the family that sleeps together keeps together.
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It's true that the family that sleeps together keeps together!
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Don't forget, the family that sleeps together keeps together!
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He repeated, 'the family that sleeps together keeps together,' as he tucked his children in for the night.
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During their annual camping trip, Sarah always remembered the saying: the family that sleeps together keeps together.
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Some parents believe the family that sleeps together keeps together, choosing to co-sleep with their young children.
Synonyms
Families stay close and strong by spending time together
Surface Forms
Morphology
the + family + that + sleep + together + keep + together
The proverb's meaning is directly and compositionally built from its constituents: 'family' + 'sleep together' + 'keep together' (i.e., remain together). This literal relation — that families who spend time sleeping or being together are more likely to stay united — is a straightforward inference for a B1 learner who knows the component words and common linking patterns, so it is readily understandable cross-linguistically.
Etymology
The saying the family that sleeps together keeps together paints a simple image: when a family literally sleeps together, sharing a bed or a room, they share warmth, stories and quiet time and grow closer. So the proverb means that families who spend this close time together build 'strong bonds' and 'stay close'.
