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Synonyms for small fry

  • noun

Most common

kid minor fry youngster nobody small potatoes

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Kid

child, kid, minor, fry, youngster, shaver, nestling, nipper, tyke, tiddler informal

2. Nobody — one or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence…

nobody, small potatoes, minnie

3. Squirt

squirt, pip-squeak

Other

small change

Antonyms

big fish, antediluvian

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

    These slot machines are just the small fry. The big games are in the back room.

  2. n. 2

    One or more small or immature fish.

  3. n. 3

    One or more children.

Example sentences

  • kid Do you have any pictures of Tom when he was a kid?
  • minor Since you're a minor, you aren't allowed to enter.
  • fry Mum's going to fry us some sprats for tea tonight.
  • youngster The youngster resented being treated as a coward.
  • nobody It is said that nobody has solved the problem yet.

By length

3 letters
kid1, fry1
4 letters
tyke1
5 letters
child1, minor2
6 letters
nobody3, minnie2, squirt1, shaver2, nipper2
7 letters
tiddler
8 letters
nestling2
9 letters
youngster2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (minor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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