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ankle-biter

ankle-biter noun: a small child.

Noun

ankle-biter (plural ankle-biters)

  1. (slang) A small child.
  2. (slang) A small dog, especially a poorly-behaved one.
  3. (slang) A relatively minor, irritating problem or task.

ankle-biter meaning in Bengali

ankle-biter in Bengali

ছোট শিশু, ছোট কুকুর

Forms of ankle-biter

pluralankle-biters

Origin of ankle-biter

From ankle + biter.

Questions about ankle-biter

What does ankle-biter mean?
Ankle-biter means a small child.
What is ankle-biter in Bengali?
Ankle-biter in Bengali is ছোট শিশু, ছোট কুকুর. See Ankle-biter meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ankle-biter?
Ankle-biter is a noun.
What is the plural of ankle-biter?
The plural of ankle-biter is ankle-biters.

Words near ankle-biter in the dictionary

  1. ankle rings
  2. ankle slapper
  3. ankle slappers
  4. ankle sock
  5. ankle socks
  6. ankle-biter
  7. ankle-biters
  8. ankle-bone
  9. ankle-bones
  10. ankle-deep
  11. ankle-high

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ankle-biter (page history and authors); ankle-biter (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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