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Meaning: (idiomatic)A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both inbehaviorand inphysicalcharacteristics.1842,Frederika Bremer, chapter10, in E. A. Freidlaender, transl.,The Neighbours: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!"1978July 3, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, “Doctor Asks Patient ‘Where The Action Is’”, inPittsburgh Press, retrieved16 October 2010, page C1: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."
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