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Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He's a chip off the old block—quick to anger just like his father.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chip of the same block, chip off the same block
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie
— someone who takes after a parent
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Asturian:
de padres gochos fíos marranos
— someone who takes after a parent
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Danish:
være/ligne op ad dage
— someone who takes after a parent
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Galician:
a acha tira para a racha
— someone who takes after a parent
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Georgian:
ზედგამოჭრილი მამაა
(zedgamoč̣rili mamaa)
— someone who takes after a parent
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Georgian:
ზედგამოჭრილი დედაა
(zedgamoč̣rili dedaa)
— someone who takes after a parent
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Hungarian:
nem esik messze az alma a fájától
— someone who takes after a parent
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Hungarian:
apja fia
— someone who takes after a parent
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Hungarian:
anyja lánya
— someone who takes after a parent
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Hungarian:
kiköpött apja/anyja (olyan, mint az)
— someone who takes after a parent
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Irish:
slis den seanmhaide
— someone who takes after a parent
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Italian:
tale padre, tale figlio
— someone who takes after a parent
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Malay:
bapa borek anak rintik
— someone who takes after a parent
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Polish:
wykapany ojciec
— someone who takes after a parent
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Polish:
wykapana matka
— someone who takes after a parent
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Spanish:
de tal palo, tal astilla
— someone who takes after a parent
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Swedish:
vara mamma/pappa upp i dagen
— someone who takes after a parent
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Swedish:
brås
— someone who takes after a parent
