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crumb cruncher

crumb cruncher noun: a child.

Noun

crumb cruncher (plural crumb crunchers)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) A child.
    • When you get the wedding photos back and see that one of the six-year-old crumb crunchers has pulled his shirttail out of his fly, therefore spoiling the portrait, two to one says he's a lastborn.2010, Kevin Leman, Have a New You by Friday: How to Accept Yourself, Boost Your Confidence, & Change Your Life in 5 Days, Revell, published 2010, →ISBN, page 65

Forms of crumb cruncher

pluralcrumb crunchers
alternative formcrumb-cruncher
alternative formcrumbcruncher

Questions about crumb cruncher

What does crumb cruncher mean?
Crumb cruncher means a child.
What part of speech is crumb cruncher?
Crumb cruncher is a noun.
What is the plural of crumb cruncher?
The plural of crumb cruncher is crumb crunchers.

Words near crumb cruncher in the dictionary

  1. crum cakes
  2. crum up
  3. crumb
  4. crumb cake
  5. crumb cakes
  6. crumb cruncher
  7. crumb crunchers
  8. crumb crusher
  9. crumb crushers
  10. crumb down
  11. crumb grinder

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