Nit
Silly
Silly noun - A word used for misbehaving children.
Nit and silly are semantically related (British) in silly billy topic. Sometimes you can use "Nit" instead a noun "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
Both words in one sentence
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Johanna got this from her mother, Lucy, who is described by Sweeney as "beautiful" and "virtuous" at the start of the whole thing, if something of a "silly little nit" according to Mrs. Lovett.
Source: Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
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