small fry vs imp

imp vs small fry

small fry and imp both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
small fry	Yes	No	No	No
imp	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imp is a hyponym of small fry; that is, imp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than small fry:

small fry: a young person of either sex
imp: one who is playfully mischievous

Other hyponyms of small fry include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.

small fry (noun)	imp (noun)
someone who is small and insignificant	one who is playfully mischievous
a young person of either sex	(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Difference between small fry and imp

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