peanut

noun

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There are 2 syllables in the word peanut.

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Definition of peanut:

peanut (noun):: its seed or seed-containing pod; a young child who is small for his age.; a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds

Synonyms for peanut:

arachis hypogaea

child

earthnut

fry

goober

goober pea

groundnut

kid

minor

monkey nut

nestling

nipper

peanut vine

small fry

tiddler

tike

tyke

youngster

Antonyms for peanut:

abundant

ample

big

consequential

considerable

crucial

effective

enormous

essential

eventful

fertile

filled

first-class

first-rate

full

fundamental

generous

great

greater

happy

historic

huge

immense

impactful

important

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