Definition
A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.
In Context
- "It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!""
- "It's important that I know what diseases affect other members of your immediate family, because "the apple does not fall far from the tree.""
Also Said As
- the apple does not fall far from the stem
- the apple does not fall far from the trunk
See Also
- apple tree
- a bad tree does not yield good apples
- a wild goose never laid a tame egg
- birds of a feather flock together
- chip off the old block
- cut from the same cloth
- like father, like son
- like mother, like daughter
- rotten apple
- bad apple
- bad seed
- the nut does not fall far from the tree