Definition of ankle-biter in US English:
ankle-biter
nounˈaNGkəlˌbīdərˈæŋkəlˌbaɪdər
North American, Australian, NZ humorous A child.
traveling overseas with an ankle-biter has its advantages
Example sentencesExamples
- Meanwhile, the ankle-biter set are piling into school buses, gearing up for another year's worth of crammed classrooms and recess bullying.
- You can keep the ankle-biters satisfied with a kids' menu made up of perennial favourites such as chicken nuggets, fish fingers and sausages.
- Even though three in four of these women are grandmothers, many of them must still be alert to ankle-biters around the house: 11 percent of this group live with children (either their own or someone else's).
- Anyone without a pack of little ankle-biters can switch off now - this one's for the parents and soon-to-be parents among you.
- I figured you'd look like an ankle-biter like the rest of your form.
- When I was a little ankle-biter this would have warranted a ‘big deal!’
Synonyms
youngster, young one, little one, boy, girl