6
graft(noun, informal, insert, implant, insertion)
5
begin(verb, set, rise, enter, begin)
5
child(noun, kin, youth)
5
implant(noun, insert, insertion, transplant)
5
mate(noun, love, associate, friend, buddy)
5
pal(noun, love, associate, friend, buddy)
5
vegetate(verb, grow, shoot, expansion, sprout)
4
brother(noun, type, love, associate, individual)
4
burst forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, expansion, sprout)
4
chick
4
juvenile(noun, kin, youth)
4
kid(noun, informal, kin, youth)
4
moppet(noun, kin, youth)
4
rudiment(noun, cause, beginning, stone, source)
4
scion(noun, insert, implant, transplant)
4
seed(noun, cause, start, source)
4
spark(noun, start, plant, source)
4
spring(verb, set, develop, start, rise)
4
youngster(noun, kin, youth)
3
amigo(noun, love, friend)
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