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ankle biter

ankle biter is the alternative form of ankle-biter.

Meaning of ankle-biter

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.

Forms of ankle biter

pluralankle biters

Words that rhyme with ankle biter

3 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about ankle biter

What is ankle biter the alternative form of?
Ankle biter is the alternative form of ankle-biter.

Words near ankle biter in the dictionary

  1. ankinovichite
  2. Ankit
  3. Ankita
  4. Ankitas
  5. ankle
  6. ankle biter
  7. ankle biters
  8. ankle boot
  9. ankle boots
  10. ankle bracelet
  11. ankle bracelets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ankle biter (page history and authors); ankle-biter (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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