Synonyms for chip off old block

Grammar : Noun

Spell : chip

Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪp

Top 10 synonyms for chip off old block

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Définition of chip off old block

Origin : early 15c., "to chip" (intransitive, of stone); from Old English forcippian "to pare away by cutting, cut off," verbal form of cipp "small piece of wood" (see chip (n.)). Transitive meaning "to cut up, cut or trim" is from late 15c. Sense of "break off fragments" is 18c. To chip in "contribute" (1861) is American English, perhaps from card-playing. Related: Chipped; chipping. Chipped beef attested from 1826.

As in offspring : noun child, children
As in replica : noun duplicate
As in reproduction : noun something duplicated; duplication
As in scion : noun offshoot, descendant
As in chip off the old block : noun family likeness
As in spawning : noun reproduction
As in descendant : noun person in line of ancestry
As in duplicate : noun copy, reproduction
As in facsimile : noun reproduction
As in image : noun representation; counterpart

Antonyms for chip off old block

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