nipper vs silly

silly vs nipper

nipper and silly both are nouns.

nipper is not an adjective while silly is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nipper	Yes	No	No	No
silly	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, silly is a hyponym of nipper; that is, silly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nipper:

nipper: a young person of either sex
silly: a word used for misbehaving children

Other hyponyms of nipper 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.

nipper (noun)	silly (noun)
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods	a word used for misbehaving children
a young person of either sex

nipper (adjective)	silly (adjective)
	dazed from or as if from repeated blows
	ludicrous, foolish
	lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
	inspiring scornful pity

Difference between nipper and silly

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