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Minor

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Insignificant 84% connected

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

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Insignificant 84% connected

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

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Junior 84% connected

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

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Junior 84% connected

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

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Limited 84% connected

of Limit

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Limited 84% connected

of Limit

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Pardonable 84% connected

Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault,…

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Pardonable 84% connected

Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault,…

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Peanut 84% connected

The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

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Peanut 84% connected

The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

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Secondary 84% connected

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Secondary 84% connected

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Narrower term 22

Bairn 76% connected

A child.

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Bambino 76% connected

A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.

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Buster 76% connected

Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.

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Changeling 76% connected

One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies.

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Fosterling 76% connected

A foster child.

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Imp 76% connected

A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.

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Kiddy 76% connected

To deceive; to outwit; to hoax.

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Kindergartner 76% connected

One who teaches in a kindergarten.

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Monkey 76% connected

In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

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Orphan 76% connected

A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.

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Peanut 76% connected

The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

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Pickaninny 76% connected

A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant.

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Rapscallion 76% connected

A rascal; a good-for-nothing fellow.

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Rascal 76% connected

One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a d…

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Scalawag 76% connected

A scamp; a scapegrace.

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Scamp 76% connected

A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.

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Silly 76% connected

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

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Toddler 76% connected

One who toddles; especially, a young child.

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Tot 76% connected

Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.

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Urchin 76% connected

A hedgehog.

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Waif 76% connected

Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the…

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Yearling 76% connected

An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.

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Juvenile 76% connected

Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

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Study 76% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Minority 74% connected

The state of being a minor, or under age.

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Minority 74% connected

The state of being a minor, or under age.

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Attribute 2

Minority 66% connected

The state of being a minor, or under age.

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Minority 66% connected

The state of being a minor, or under age.

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Synonym 13

Child 92% connected

A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used…

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Fry 92% connected

To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry…

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Kid 92% connected

A young goat.

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Modest 92% connected

Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstru…

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Nestling 92% connected

of Nestle

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Nipper 92% connected

One who, or that which, nips.

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Nonaged 92% connected

Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.

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Shaver 92% connected

One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

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Small 92% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Tike 92% connected

A tick. See 2d Tick.

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Tyke 92% connected

See 2d Tike.

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Venial 92% connected

Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.

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Youngster 92% connected

A young person; a youngling; a lad.

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Near synonym 1

Small 90% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

general 74% interchangeable

Minor overlaps with small, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Formal equivalent 1

Small 87% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

importance 68% interchangeable less formal stronger

Minor often means limited in importance, seriousness or scale.

A small issue. / A minor issue.

Antonym 2

Major 94% connected

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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Major 94% connected

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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