Bayou
Bayou noun - A stream that flows into a larger body of water.
Usage example: a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream
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Brook
Brook noun - A natural body of running water smaller than a river.
Usage example: there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook
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Brook and Bayou. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bayou/brook
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