Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the apple does not fall far from the tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: the ap-ple -does not -fal-l -far from the tree
IPA

55

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

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

Example Sentences

"It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!""
"It's important that I know what diseases affect other members of your immediate family, because "the apple does not fall far from the tree.""

Inflected Forms

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree (alternative) the apple never falls far from the tree (alternative)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired 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

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does the apple does not fall far from the tree mean?: A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.

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