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minor vs scamp

scamp vs minor

minor and scamp both are nouns.

minor is an adjective but scamp is not an adjective.

minor and scamp both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
minor Yes Yes Yes No
scamp Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scamp is a hyponym of minor; that is, scamp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minor:
  • minor: a young person of either sex
  • scamp: one who is playfully mischievous
Other hyponyms of minor include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.
minor (noun) scamp (noun)
a young person of either sex one who is playfully mischievous
minor (adjective) scamp (adjective)
inferior in number or size or amount
lesser in scope or effect
not of legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of lesser importance or stature or rank
of lesser seriousness or danger
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
relatively moderate, limited, or small
warranting only temporal punishment
minor (verb) scamp (verb)
have as one's secondary field of study perform hastily and carelessly
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