Old wives' tale
Old wives' tale noun - A false idea or belief.
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Synonyms for Old wives' tale
Yarn and old wives' tale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yarn" instead a noun phrase "Old wives' tale".
Yarn
Yarn noun - A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
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Synonyms for Yarn
Old wives' tale and yarn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old wives' tale" instead a noun "Yarn".
Nearby Word: yarning
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Related pairs
- fantasy and old wives' tale
- fantasy and yarn
- fairy tale and old wives' tale
- fairy tale and yarn
- lie and old wives' tale
- lie and yarn
- fiction and old wives' tale
- fiction and yarn
- fable and old wives' tale
- fable and yarn
- falsehood and old wives' tale
- falsehood and yarn
- story and old wives' tale
- story and yarn
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