ankle-bitern.

Brit.

/ˈaŋklˌbʌɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈæŋk(ə)lˌbaɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ankle n., biter n.

Etymology: < ankle n. + biter n.

colloquial.

1. A small child.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [noun]

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God forbid1909

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pint-size1954

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rug rat1964

smallie1984

bosom-child-

1840 W. Howitt in K. Meadows Heads of People I. 262 And how are ye, John? and how's Molly, and all the little ankle-biters?

1956 Arizona Republic 24 July 21 Screeching mobs of little ankle-biters.

1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 266 Dinnae really ken the boy. Only likesay run intae the gadge a couple ay times since we wir ankle-biters, ken?

2005 Good Weekend (Austral.) 23 Apr. 15/2 André 3000..is loved by everyone from dyed-in-the-wool hip-hoppers in the ghettos to suburban mums and their ankle-biters.

2. A person regarded as relatively unimportant but nevertheless irritating or annoying.

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the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > cause of irritation > one who or that which irritates > in minor way

pinprick1853

niggle1865

ankle-biter1872

pinprod1893

1872 Sheffield Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 3/5 He believed that all private companies and undertakings could be worked more economically than limited companies or Corporation works, as there were not so many ‘ankle biters’.

1968 N.Y. Times 31 July 3/1 We've had contact, small stuff, ankle biters I call them... We've lost some men, too, to antipersonnel and antitank mines.

1991 J. Garreau Edge City x. 353 It is the fault of those petty, selfish, and parochial minds, from the bureaucrats to the bleeding-heart ankle-biters.

2001 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Mar. 16/2 Think of Ralph Nader as a..new ankle-biter from the left.

3. A small dog, esp. an aggressive one.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > large or small

messana1500

messet1631

towser1678

doggy1692

whiffet dog1801

dogling1830

ankle-biter1962

1962 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 2 Mar. 10/2 Ankle-biter—(a) a dog (b) a child (c) anklet.

1967 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 2 Oct. 24/1 A pair of ankle-biters about the house—dogs or children.

1995 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 25 Sept. 1 He joins a pair of ankle biters to race for the Chihuahua World Cup.

2008 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 10 Feb. (Seven Days section) 10/3 I've always had big dogs. I don't like wee ankle-biters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	ankle-biter
释义	ankle-bitern. Brit. /ˈaŋklˌbʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈæŋk(ə)lˌbaɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ankle n., biter n. Etymology: < ankle n. + biter n. colloquial. 1. A small child. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] wenchelc890 childeOE littleOE littlingOE hired-childc1275 smalla1300 brolla1325 innocentc1325 chickc1330 congeonc1330 impc1380 faunt1382 young onec1384 scionc1390 weea1400 birdc1405 chickenc1440 enfaunta1475 small boyc1475 whelp1483 burden1490 little one1509 brat?a1513 younkerkin1528 kitling1541 urchin1556 loneling1579 breed1586 budling1587 pledge?1587 ragazzo1591 simplicity1592 bantling1593 tadpole1594 two-year-old1594 bratcheta1600 lambkin1600 younker1601 dandling1611 buda1616 eyas-musketa1616 dovelinga1618 whelplinga1618 puppet1623 butter printa1625 chit1625 piggy1625 ninnyc1626 youngster1633 fairya1635 lap-child1655 chitterling1675 squeaker1676 cherub1680 kid1690 wean1692 kinchin1699 getlingc1700 totum17.. charity-child1723 small girl1734 poult1739 elfin1748 piggy-wiggy1766 piccaninny1774 suck-thumb18.. teeny1802 olive1803 sprout1813 stumpie1820 sexennarian1821 totty1822 toddle1825 toddles1828 poppet1830 brancher1833 toad1836 toddler1837 ankle-biter1840 yarkera1842 twopenny1844 weeny1844 tottykins1849 toddlekins1852 brattock1858 nipper1859 sprat1860 ninepins1862 angelet1868 tenas man1870 tad1877 tacker1885 chavvy1886 joey1887 toddleskin1890 thumb-sucker1891 littlie1893 peewee1894 tyke1894 che-ild1896 kiddo1896 mother's bairn1896 childling1903 kipper1905 pick1905 small1907 God forbid1909 preadolescent1909 subadolescent1914 toto1914 snookums1919 tweenie1919 problem child1920 squirt1924 trottie1924 tiddler1927 subteen1929 perisher1935 poopsie1937 pre-schooler1937 pre-teen1938 pre-teener1940 juvie1941 sprog1944 pikkie1945 subteenager1947 pre-teenager1948 pint-size1954 saucepan lid1960 rug rat1964 smallie1984 bosom-child- 1840 W. Howitt in K. Meadows Heads of People I. 262 And how are ye, John? and how's Molly, and all the little ankle-biters? 1956 Arizona Republic 24 July 21 Screeching mobs of little ankle-biters. 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 266 Dinnae really ken the boy. Only likesay run intae the gadge a couple ay times since we wir ankle-biters, ken? 2005 Good Weekend (Austral.) 23 Apr. 15/2 André 3000..is loved by everyone from dyed-in-the-wool hip-hoppers in the ghettos to suburban mums and their ankle-biters. 2. A person regarded as relatively unimportant but nevertheless irritating or annoying. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > cause of irritation > one who or that which irritates > in minor way pinprick1853 niggle1865 ankle-biter1872 pinprod1893 1872 Sheffield Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 3/5 He believed that all private companies and undertakings could be worked more economically than limited companies or Corporation works, as there were not so many ‘ankle biters’. 1968 N.Y. Times 31 July 3/1 We've had contact, small stuff, ankle biters I call them... We've lost some men, too, to antipersonnel and antitank mines. 1991 J. Garreau Edge City x. 353 It is the fault of those petty, selfish, and parochial minds, from the bureaucrats to the bleeding-heart ankle-biters. 2001 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Mar. 16/2 Think of Ralph Nader as a..new ankle-biter from the left. 3. A small dog, esp. an aggressive one. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > large or small messana1500 messet1631 towser1678 doggy1692 whiffet dog1801 dogling1830 ankle-biter1962 1962 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 2 Mar. 10/2 Ankle-biter—(a) a dog (b) a child (c) anklet. 1967 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 2 Oct. 24/1 A pair of ankle-biters about the house—dogs or children. 1995 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 25 Sept. 1 He joins a pair of ankle biters to race for the Chihuahua World Cup. 2008 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 10 Feb. (Seven Days section) 10/3 I've always had big dogs. I don't like wee ankle-biters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1840
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