Tears fell like raindrops.
Meaning: This sentence is describing tears falling down like raindrops. It's like saying, The tears were falling down from the child's eyes like drops of water fall from the sky during rain.
Choice of Words: Tears are drops of salty water that come from your eyes when you cry. Fell means to move downwards. Like means similar to. Raindrops are drops of water that fall from the sky during rain. When you put them together, it means that the tears were falling down like raindrops.
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