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View usage for: (nɪpəʳ) Word forms: plural nipperscountable nounA nipper is a child. [British, informal] I'm not ever going to forget what you've done for the nippers. More Synonyms of nipper nipper in British English (ˈnɪpə) noun1. a person or thing that nips 2. the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean 3. informal a small child 4. Australian a type of small prawn used as bait nipper in American English (ˈnɪpər) noun1. anything that nips, or pinches 2. [pl.] any of various tools for grasping or severing wire, etc. as pliers, pincers, or forceps 3. any of certain organs of animals, used in biting, grasping, holding, etc. ; specif.,a. an incisor tooth of a horse b. the pincerlike claw of a crab or lobster; chela 4. Chiefly British, Informal a small boy; lad 5. [pl.]; Slang handcuffs or leg irons Examples of 'nipper' in a sentencenipper Definition a small child (informal British, Australian) I couldn't have been much more than a nipper when you last saw me. Synonyms girl boy little one sprog (slang) munchkin (informal, mainly US) rug rat (slang) littlie (Australian, informal) ankle-biter (Australian, slang) tacker (Australian, slang) Just inside the ragworm's mouth is a sharp, powerful pair of nippers. Additional synonymsDefinition a newborn child We just had a baby. Synonyms child, infant, babe, wean (Scottish), little one, bairn (Scottish, NorthernEngland), suckling, newborn child, babe in arms, sprog (slang), neonate, rug rat (US, Canadian, informal), ankle biter (Australian, slang), tacker (Australian, slang) Definition a similar part in some invertebrates, such as a crab's pincer The lobster has two large claws. Definition a very young child young mums with infants in prams Synonyms baby, child, babe, toddler, tot, wean (Scottish), little one, bairn (Scottish, NorthernEngland), suckling, newborn child, babe in arms, sprog (slang), munchkin (informal, US), neonate, rug rat (slang), littlie (Australian, informal), ankle-biter (Australian, slang), tacker (Australian, slang) - nine
- nip
- nip something in the bud
- nipper
- nipple
- nippy
- nirvana
Additional synonymsDefinition a young person All the kids in my class could read. Synonyms child, girl, boy, baby, lad, teenager, youngster, infant, adolescent, juvenile, toddler, tot, lass, wean (Scottish), little one, bairn (Scottish, NorthernEngland), stripling, sprog (slang), munchkin (informal, US), rug rat (US, Canadian, informal), littlie (Australian, informal), ankle-biter (Australian, slang), tacker (Australian, slang) Definition a very young child The library was full of tots today. Synonyms infant, child, baby, toddler, mite, wean (Scottish), bairn (Scottish, NorthernEngland), little one, sprog (slang), munchkin (informal, US), rug rat (slang), littlie (Australian, informal), ankle-biter (Australian, slang), tacker (Australian, slang) |