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child vs silly

silly vs child

child and silly both are nouns.

child is not an adjective while silly is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
child Yes No No No
silly Yes Yes No No
As nouns, silly is a hyponym of child; that is, silly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than child:
  • child: a young person of either sex
  • silly: a word used for misbehaving children
Other hyponyms of child include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.
child (noun) silly (noun)
a young person of either sex a word used for misbehaving children
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
an immature childish person
a member of a clan or tribe
child (adjective) silly (adjective)
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
ludicrous, foolish
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
inspiring scornful pity
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