fry
/frˈaɪ/
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Definitions
Noun
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
Noun
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
Noun
a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they''re just kids"; "`tiddler'' is a British term for youngster"
Verb
be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they''ll be fried"
Verb
cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
Verb
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"
Synonyms
child
Christopher Fry
electrocute
kid
minor
nestling
nipper
Roger Eliot Fry
Roger Fry
shaver
small fry
tiddler
tike
tyke
youngster
More Specific Terms
bairn
bambino
buster
changeling
child prodigy
deep-fat-fry
deep-fry
foster child
foster-child
fosterling
french-fry
frizzle
griddle
imp
infant prodigy
kiddy
kindergartener
kindergartner
monkey
orphan
pan-fry
peanut
picaninny
piccaninny
pickaninny
poster child
preschooler
rapscallion
rascal
saute
scalawag
scallywag
scamp
silly
sprog
stir fry
street child
toddler
tot
urchin
waif
wonder child
yearling