Meaning of NIPPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'nipur
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | chela, child, claw, fry, kid, minor, nestling, pincer, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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