as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
the little nipper can't quite reach the cabinet
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And much like their singing mama, both boys seem to enjoy getting silly, with Spears sharing goofy shots of the trio during a break from her 2018 tour, as well as a sweet snap of quality time with Preston in Miami.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The dramatization of one of the darkest chapters in American crime history has drawn plaudits for sidestepping easy sensationalism about the Chicago contractor and amateur clown who murdered 33 boys in the 1970s, burying them in a crawl space beneath his house.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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To bring structure to their busy home, one Tennessee couple created a set of rules and expectations for their kids to follow.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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This was a crew of Black teenagers making sonically adventurous music that, in fact, garnered a great deal of young Black listeners.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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But when the parents began the planning process, taking a DIY approach to a multi-country trip for four adults and three teenagers (two high-school grads and an 8th-grade graduate) proved daunting.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Three of City’s greatest-ever players in Mike Summerbee, Neil Young and Francis Lee were born in or close to Manchester and seven City players in a 1985 derby were local lads.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Nippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nippers. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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