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an apple does not fall far from a tree
Definition:  a child usually displays similar traits, behaviours, character or qualities in the same way as his or her parents
Usage:  at the age of five her daughter was already showing her own poetic talent, proving that the apple doesn't fall far from a tree
SEPEDI
Translation:  apola ga e wele kgole le mohlare
Proverb: mmala wa kgomo o gola namaneng
XITSONGA
Translation:  apula a ri weli kule na nsinya
Proverb: n’wana wa mbyana i mbyana
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  apuḽa a ḽi weli kule na muri
Proverb: ṅwana wa ṋowa ndi ṋowa