nipper

noun

ˈni-pər How to pronounce nipper (audio)
Definition of nippernext
as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood the little nipper can't quite reach the cabinet

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Recent Examples of nipper Drop the cuticle nippers and grab this fast-acting fast-acting remover solution from Sally Hansen instead. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024 The carnivorous Jurassic dinosaur would have been able to easily stand in the palm of your hand, a nipper that had fuzzy feathers as well as scales. — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 Drop the cuticle nippers and grab this fast-acting cuticle remover solution from Sally Hansen instead. — Sarah Han, Allure, 17 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nipper
  1. kid
  2. teenager
  3. lad
  4. adolescent
Noun
  • Research shows that parents lose sleep for a surprising number of years after their children are born and kids notoriously struggle with everything from bedtime routines to nightmares.
    — Lia Miller, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One was a short, funny, wiry kid named Ernie, who had grand theft auto on his résumé.
    — Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Saint Patrick was actually British, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved as a teenager to work as a shepherd.
    — Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
  • As a teenager, Clementine began taking a more serious interest in fashion and had the opportunity to watch her mother make her return to the Versace runway in Milan Fashion Week in September 2023.
    — Jackie Tempera, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of teenager
Noun
  • While Best was too cool, and Charlton too straight, Law was the cheeky and abrasive lad, forever grateful to be on the pitch and giving everything.
    — Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Ford’s actually relatively locked-in as the gruff but supportive Colonel Graff training the impressionable Ender (Asa Butterfield), who has to save the universe as all lads in these types of films tend to do.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of lad
Noun
  • Older children, adolescents and adults should get at least one shot of the MMR vaccine, with two doses separated by at least 28 days, the CDC says.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Beyond women’s rugby, this applies to any program aimed at supporting, without judgment, all female athletes, all LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults, all body types, and all those ready to better our world.
    — Paige Perricone, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of adolescent

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