peanut
39
7.7
- noun
- /ˈpiːnʌt/
- Informal
:
peque
- Like, hey, my little peanuts, hey, my little turnips.
Like, hey, my little peanuts, hey, my little turnips.
- Like, hey, my little peanuts, hey, my little turnips.
- I like to get that little, make me feel like a little peanut.
- I know little peanut, but would love more.
Examples
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Come, my little peanut of brittle.
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Well, hello there, peanut.
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I know little peanut, but would love more.
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Let me get that little peanut head up in here.
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It's safe to say that this little peanut stole my heart.
Blog text (30) -
Bye, peanut.
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Little peanut.
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"It's Howdy Doody time," bellowed the kids in the peanut gallery.
Academic text (1995) -
The windbreaker was unisex and bulky, and the navy blue cap made my head look peanut-small.
Fiction book (1997) -
Look at that adorable little peanut playing with her toys in the park.
Synonyms
87
7.7
A young child
15
7.9
A small, cute child that adults call to show love
9
8.5
A very small person or thing people often call jokingly
7
7.8
A small doll or a name for a sweet child
5
9.4
A playful name for a baby or very young child
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9.5
A small child, often a little girl who is cute and loved
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9.1
Very small and young, especially a child
1
9.9
A very small person, often a child
1
8.4
A small, cute child often a baby or toddler
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7.4
Young children who are not yet adults
A person someone loves and finds cute
Compounds
A low plant that has yellow flowers and pods that grow under the soil and make edible peanuts
- Specialized
A small sea worm that pulls its front part into its body and looks like a peanut
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Peanut became a sweet nickname for a small child because the seed is tiny and cute, so calling someone 'peanut' shows affection. That's why people use peanut to mean a young child who is 'small' and loved.