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词汇 ankle-biter
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Definition of ankle-biter in English:

ankle-biter

noun
Australian, North American, NZ humorous
  • A child.

    〈幽默,主北美,主澳/新西兰〉小孩

    travelling overseas with an ankle-biter has its advantages
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can keep the ankle-biters satisfied with a kids' menu made up of perennial favourites such as chicken nuggets, fish fingers and sausages.
    • 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.
    • 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).
    • Meanwhile, the ankle-biter set are piling into school buses, gearing up for another year's worth of crammed classrooms and recess bullying.
    • When I was a little ankle-biter this would have warranted a ‘big deal!’
    • I figured you'd look like an ankle-biter like the rest of your form.
    Synonyms
    youngster, young one, little one, boy, girl

Definition of ankle-biter in US English:

ankle-biter

nounˈaNGkəlˌbīdərˈæŋkəlˌbaɪdər
North American, Australian, NZ humorous
  • A child.

    〈幽默,主北美,主澳/新西兰〉小孩

    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
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