People and roles

Synonyms for child

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsPeople and roles

an immature childish person

He remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

baby

Same sentence, swapped: He remained a baby in practical matters as long as he lived.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for child as it is used in the sentence above.

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Closest first: other people and roles words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

assistantnounhelpa person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposeFoothillsHas a reason line babynounbabea very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talkFoothillsHas a reason line boyfriendnounfellowa man who is the lover of a man or womanFoothills fractiousadjectivecrankyeasily irritated or annoyedHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line frumpnoundoga dull unattractive unpleasant girl or womanHigh CampHas a reason line generatornounsourcesomeone who originates or causes or initiates somethingTreelineHas a reason line pleasurenounjoysomething or someone that provides a source of happinessFoothillsHas a reason line plentynounlota large number or amount or extentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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