- small fry
- noun1. a young person of either sex-
she writes books for children
-they're just kids
-`tiddler' is a British term for youngster
• Syn:• Hypernyms: ↑juvenile, ↑juvenile person• Hyponyms:↑bairn, ↑buster, ↑changeling, ↑child prodigy, ↑infant prodigy, ↑wonder child, ↑foster-child, ↑foster child, ↑fosterling, ↑imp, ↑scamp, ↑monkey, ↑rascal, ↑rapscallion, ↑scalawag, ↑scallywag, ↑kiddy, ↑orphan, ↑peanut, ↑pickaninny, ↑piccaninny, ↑picaninny, ↑poster child, ↑preschooler, ↑kindergartner, ↑kindergartener, ↑silly, ↑sprog, ↑toddler, ↑yearling, ↑tot, ↑bambino, ↑urchin, ↑waif, ↑street child• Part Meronyms: ↑child's body2. someone who is small and insignificant• Syn: ↑pip-squeak, ↑squirt* * *
—small-fry, adj.1. children: a treat for the small fry.2. unimportant persons or objects: Her parties were closed to the small fry.3. small or young fish.[1895-1900]* * *
small fry1. Small things collectively, people or things of little importance2. Children• • •Main Entry: ↑fry————————small fry noun1. A small person2. An unimportant or insignificant person (or people)• • •Main Entry: ↑small* * *
people or things that are not importantThesaurus: unimportant person or peoplesynonym* * *
small fry,1. babies or children; small or young creatures: »Small fry and their mothers may share similar creative art experiences at the People's Art Center (New York Times).
2. small fish.3. Figurative. people or things having little importance: »The forest giants among the trees do not kill the small fry under them (Scientific American).
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plural n. young fish, animals, or children■ insignificant people or thingshigh-ranking officials escaped prosecution while numerous small fry were imprisoned
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noun, pl ⋯ friesinformal1 US1 a [count] : a child— usually singularI remember going to the beach when I was just a small fry.
fun activities for the small fry
2 [noncount] : people or things that are not importantBig businesses are not concerned with the small fry.
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people or things that are considered unimportant compared to sb/sth else•
That's small fry to her.
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People like us are small fry to such a large business.
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small frysee fry n.1 4.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.