About The Word Nipper
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Nipper
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What's The Definition Of Nipper?
[n] a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
[n] a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" Synonyms | Synonyms for Nipper: chela | child | claw | fry | kid | minor | nestling | pincer | shaver | small fry | tiddler | tike | tyke | youngster Related Terms | Find terms related to Nipper: bairn | bud | cherub | chick | chickabiddy | child | chit | claws | clutches | darling | digits | fangs | fingernails | fingers | hands | hooks | innocent | jaws | juvenile | kid | kitten | lamb | lambkin | little bugger | little fellow | little guy | little innocent | little one | little tad | little tot | mandibles | maxillae | meathooks | mite | mitts | moppet | nails | nippers | offspring | palm | peewee | pincers | pounces | shaver | tad | talons | teeth | tot | unguals | ungulae | wee tot | youngling | youngster See Also | appendage | bairn | bambino | buster | changeling | child's body | crustacean | extremity | foster-child | imp | juvenile | juvenile person | kiddy | member | monkey | orphan | picaninny | piccaninny | pickaninny | preschooler | pupil | rapscallion | rascal | scalawag | scallywag | scamp | schoolchild | silly | sprog | toddler | tot | urchin | waif | yearling Nipper In Webster's Dictionary \Nip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, nips.
2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
3. A satirist. [Obs.] --Ascham.
4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
5. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The cunner.
(b) A European crab ({Polybius Henslowii}).
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