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1 a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]
2 a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: claw, chela, pincer]

User Contributed Dictionary




  1. any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping -- usually used in plural
  2. A child
  3. Young child in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
  4. A Newfoundland term for a "mosquito"




nipper diminutive nippertje
  1. the extreme backside of a large sailing ship

Extensive Definition




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Nipper's legacy

A huge, four-ton Nipper can be seen on the roof of the old RTA (former RCA distributor) building on Broadway in Albany, New York. A second one is now located in Baltimore, Maryland, after spending many years perched over Lee Highway (US Route 29) in Merrifield, Virginia, on private property. The land where Nipper once stood was sold to developers and currently is the location of a group of townhomes. The street leading to the development is named Nipper Way.,+fairfax,+VA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.357317,114.257813&ie=UTF8&ll=38.874296,-77.24719&spn=0.006599,0.013947&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=0.


nipper in German: Nipper
nipper in Finnish: Nipper
nipper in Japanese: ニッパー (犬)
nipper in Swedish: Nipper

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

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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