"the apple does not fall far from the tree" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. (idiomatic) A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: apple does not fall far from the stem, apple does not fall far from the trunk, apple never falls far from the tree Related terms: chip off the old block, birds of a feather flock together, like father, like son, the nut does not fall far from the tree, a wild goose never laid a tame egg, like attracts like, cut from the same cloth Translations (a child is similar to its parents): die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie (Afrikaans), крушата не пада по-далеч от дървото (krušata ne pada po-daleč ot dǎrvoto) (Bulgarian), els testos s'assemblen a les olles (Catalan), walay man kardaba mamunga og tundan (Cebuano), 有其父必有其子 (yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 虎父無犬子 (Chinese Mandarin), 虎父无犬子 (hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), jablko nepadá daleko od stromu (Czech), æblet falder ikke langt fra stammen (Danish), een appel valt niet ver van de boom (Dutch), ne falas frukto malproksime de l'arbo (Esperanto), käbi ei kuku kännust kaugele (Estonian), ei omena kauas puusta putoa (Finnish), ei omena puusta kauas putoa (Finnish), omena ei putoa kauas puusta (Finnish), les chiens ne font pas des chats (French), la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre (French), კვიცი გვარზე ხტისო (ḳvici gvarze xṭiso) (Georgian), დედა ნახე, მამა ნახე, შვილი ისე გამონახე (deda naxe, mama naxe, švili ise gamonaxe) (Georgian), der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (German), το μήλο κάτω απ' τη μηλιά θα πέσει (to mílo káto ap' ti miliá tha pései) (Greek), ⁧התפוח לא נופל רחוק מהעץ⁩ (Hebrew), nem esik messze az alma a fájától (Hungarian), sjaldan fellur eplið langt frá eikinni (Icelandic), eplið fellur sjaldan langt frá eikinni (Icelandic), la mela non cade lontano dall'albero (Italian), ស្លឹកឈើជ្រុះមិនឆ្ងាយពីគល់ (slək cʰəə cruh mɨn cŋaay pii kʊəl) (Khmer), 아이는 부모를 닮는다. (aineun bumoreul damneunda.) (Korean), obuolys nuo obels netoli terieda (Lithuanian), крушата под круша паѓа (krušata pod kruša paǵa) (Macedonian), ke mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasi (Malay), bilasáana tsikʼidę́ę́ʼ naaltsʼiʼgo, doo nízaadi naaltsʼíid da (Navajo), eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen (Norwegian Bokmål), være sin far/mor opp ad dage (Norwegian Bokmål), niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni (Polish), filho de peixe, peixinho é (Portuguese), a fruta não cai longe do pé (Portuguese), așchia nu sare departe de trunchi (Romanian), ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncă (Romanian), я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает (jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet) (Russian), iver ne pada daleko od klade (Serbo-Croatian), jabuka ne pada daleko od stabla (Serbo-Croatian), jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromu (Slovak), jablko nespadne ďaleko od stromu (Slovak), jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (Slovene), de tal palo, tal astilla (Spanish), äpplet faller inte långt från trädet (Swedish), kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga (Tagalog), ลูกไม้ย่อมหล่นไม่ไกลต้น (lôok máai yôm lòn mâi glai dtôn) (Thai), armut dibine düşer (Turkish)

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          "roman": "jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet",
          "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
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          "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
          "word": "iver ne pada daleko od klade"
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          "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
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          "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
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    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krušata ne pada po-daleč ot dǎrvoto",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "крушата не пада по-далеч от дървото"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "els testos s'assemblen a les olles"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "walay man kardaba mamunga og tundan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "有其父必有其子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "虎父無犬子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "虎父无犬子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "子肖其父 (zǐ xiāo qí fù, literally “the son is like his father”)",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "jablko nepadá daleko od stromu"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "æblet falder ikke langt fra stammen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "een appel valt niet ver van de boom"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ne falas frukto malproksime de l'arbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "käbi ei kuku kännust kaugele"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ei omena kauas puusta putoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ei omena puusta kauas putoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "omena ei putoa kauas puusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "les chiens ne font pas des chats"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳvici gvarze xṭiso",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "კვიცი გვარზე ხტისო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "deda naxe, mama naxe, švili ise gamonaxe",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "დედა ნახე, მამა ნახე, შვილი ისე გამონახე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "to mílo káto ap' ti miliá tha pései",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "το μήλο κάτω απ' τη μηλιά θα πέσει"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "⁧התפוח לא נופל רחוק מהעץ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "nem esik messze az alma a fájától"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "sjaldan fellur eplið langt frá eikinni"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "eplið fellur sjaldan langt frá eikinni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "la mela non cade lontano dall'albero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "蛙の子は蛙 (かえるのこはかえる, kaeru no ko wa kaeru, literally “a frog's child is a frog”)",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "slək cʰəə cruh mɨn cŋaay pii kʊəl",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ស្លឹកឈើជ្រុះមិនឆ្ងាយពីគល់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "aineun bumoreul damneunda.",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "아이는 부모를 닮는다."
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "obuolys nuo obels netoli terieda"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "krušata pod kruša paǵa",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "крушата под круша паѓа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ke mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "bilasáana tsikʼidę́ę́ʼ naaltsʼiʼgo, doo nízaadi naaltsʼíid da"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "være sin far/mor opp ad dage"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "filho de peixe, peixinho é"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "a fruta não cai longe do pé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "așchia nu sare departe de trunchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "iver ne pada daleko od klade"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "jabuka ne pada daleko od stabla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "jablko nespadne ďaleko od stromu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "de tal palo, tal astilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "äpplet faller inte långt från trädet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lôok máai yôm lòn mâi glai dtôn",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "ลูกไม้ย่อมหล่นไม่ไกลต้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a child is similar to its parents",
      "word": "armut dibine düşer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "the apple does not fall far from the tree"
}

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