pippin

Orchard variety, tart

A pippin is a variety of apple grown from seed rather than grafted, or more specifically, any of several crisp, tart apple cultivars: Cox's Orange Pippin, Newtown Pippin.

The word can also mean something or someone excellent of its kind, though this use is dated: She's a real pippin. (Capitalized Pippin is a given name.)

apple

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

  • ciderPressed apple beverage
  • harvestGathering mature crops
  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish

crisp · tart · heirloom · varietal · baking · autumn · ripe · juicy · sweet · blossom

endearment

pet

Domesticated household companion

precious · cutie · sweetie · love · poppet · treasure · angel · lamb · duckling

lively

sprightly

Energetic and nimble

energetic · peppy · chipper · bubbly · spry · plucky · bright-eyed · jaunty · frisky · animated

Categories
Opposites
apple variety/culinary use

pippincooking apple

Fruit for baking

crabapple · Granny Smith

quality/excellence

pippindud

Failed device or effort

lemon · flop · failure · loser · disappointment

Phrases
Family

pipped, pipping

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G