ankle-biter
1ankle-biter — n a child, usually a baby or toddler. Com monly used with mock distaste by par ents, sometimes with real distaste by others, ankle biter has been heard in all social classes in Britain and Australia since the late 1970s. Synonyms are leg biter,… …
2ankle\ biter — Someone of little account, who criticizes others who are much better than she is. Like a little dog that barks and jumps around, trying to bite people s ankles. That guy who said you could never do the job is just an ankle biter …
3ankle\ biter — Someone of little account, who criticizes others who are much better than she is. Like a little dog that barks and jumps around, trying to bite people s ankles. That guy who said you could never do the job is just an ankle biter …
4ankle-biter — ankˈle biter or ankˈle nipper noun (Aust sl) A child • • • Main Entry: ↑ankle …
5ankle-biter — n A child. Yes, Sam got married, settled down, and now has a playroom full of ankle biters. 1850s …
6ankle-biter — noun A small child …
7Ankle Biter — Stock issues with a market capitalization of less than $500 million. Also known as small cap stocks. These issues can appear to be more speculative than stocks with high market capitalization. However, smaller issues often have great growth… …
8ankle biter — stock issued with a market capitalization of less than $500 million. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
9Ankle biter — child, infant …
10ankle biter — I Australian Slang child, infant II Canadian Slang an infant …