释义 |
nippernipp‧er /ˈnɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable] British English informal nipperOrigin: 1800-1900 nipper ‘boy who runs errands for a workman or street seller’, from ➔ NIP1 2 - He used to go regular with his ma when he was a nipper.
- His name is Steg and he's one smart critter, at feeding nippers there's no one fitter.
- I tell you, they're nippers.
- The nippers, they love me.
- The approach may be more considered but Burns still sounds like he was force-fed Brillo Pads as a nipper.
- The place was crawling with kids - bundles, toddlers, nippers, loping adolescents.
- You know, where you put a penny by each week in case your nipper gets sick and dies.
a child |