small fry vs silly

silly vs small fry

small fry and silly both are nouns.

small fry is not an adjective while silly is an adjective.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of small fry 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.

small fry (noun)	silly (noun)
someone who is small and insignificant	a word used for misbehaving children
a young person of either sex

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

Difference between small fry and silly

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