nipper

nip·per

noun \ˈni-pər\

Definition of NIPPER

1

: any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping —usually used in plural

2

a chiefly British : a boy employed as a helper (as of a carter or hawker)

b : child; especially : a small boy

Examples of NIPPER

1. She used the nippers to prune the bush.
2. when I was just a nipper

First Known Use of NIPPER

1541

Related to NIPPER

Synonyms

boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, boy, shaveling, shaver, sonny, stripling, tad, youth

Related Words

adolescent, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, minor, moppet, teenager, tween, youngling, youngster; brat, gamin, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper; schoolboy; toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); mama's boy, mollycoddle

Rhymes with NIPPER

chipper, clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, kipper, quipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper

nip·per

noun \ˈnip-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of NIPPER

1

: any of various devices (as pincers) for gripping, breaking, or cutting (as nails or cuticle)—usually used in plural

2

: an incisor of a horse; especially : one of the middle four incisors—compare corner tooth, divider