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chap

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chap

1 chiefly British an adult male human being

a couple of chaps kindly gave us directions to Buckingham Palace

Synonyms of chap

bastard, bloke [chiefly British], buck, cat, chappie [British], dude, fella, fellow, galoot [slang], gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joe, joker, lad, male, man

Words Related to chap

master, mister, sir

2 Southern & Midland a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

a cute little chap

Synonyms of chap

bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chick, child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, whelp, youngling, youngster, youth

Words Related to chap

adolescent, minor

kindergartner (also kindergartener), preschooler, rug rat [slang], schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl, schoolkid

babe, baby, bantling, infant, neonate, nestling, newborn, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike), weanling

brat, devil, hellion, imp, jackanapes, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin, whippersnapper

preteen, preteen-ager, subteen, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween

lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, tad

bobby-soxer, hoyden, tomboy

Near Antonyms of chap

ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen

Antonyms of chap

adult, grown-up

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