the apple does not fall far from the tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb

A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

the apple does not fall far from the tree the apple doesn't fall far from the tree the apple never falls far from the tree

Synonyms

the apple does not fall far from the stem the apple does not fall far from the trunk

Related words

apple tree a bad tree does not yield good apples a wild goose never laid a tame egg birds of a feather flock together chip off the old block cut from the same cloth like father, like son like mother, like daughter rotten apple bad apple bad seed the nut does not fall far from the tree

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