"ankle-biter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-ankle-biter.ogg [Australia] Forms: ankle-biters [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Germanic *-ulaz Proto-Germanic *ankulaz Proto-West Germanic *ankul Old English *ancol Middle English ancle English ankle English biter English ankle-biter From ankle + biter. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ankle|biter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Germanic *-ulaz Proto-Germanic *ankulaz Proto-West Germanic *ankul Old English *ancol Middle English ancle English ankle English biter English ankle-biter [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ankul", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "*ancol", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ancle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ankle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "biter", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ankle-biter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ankle-biter"> From ankle + biter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ankle-biter (plural ankle-biters)
  1. (slang) A small child. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ankle-biter-en-noun-i3sdiKBH Categories (other): English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 13 40 47
  2. (slang) A small dog, especially a poorly-behaved one. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ankle-biter-en-noun-h~712JYY Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Dogs Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 13 40 47 Disambiguation of Dogs: 9 68 23
  3. (slang) A relatively minor, irritating problem or task. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ankle-biter-en-noun-1Eyszbx7 Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Children, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 11 38 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 13 38 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 13 38 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 13 40 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 66 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 20 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 20 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 13 79 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 11 83 Disambiguation of Children: 41 6 53 Disambiguation of People: 40 0 60

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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