Synonyms for chip off old block


Grammar : Noun
Spell : chip
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪp

Top 10 synonyms for chip off old block Other synonyms for the word chip off old block

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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