"ankle-biter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-ankle-biter.ogg [Australia] Forms: ankle-biters [plural]
Etymology: From ankle + biter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ankle|biter}} ankle + biter Head templates: {{en-noun}} ankle-biter (plural ankle-biters)
  1. (slang) A small child. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Children, People Categories (lifeform): Dogs Synonyms (small child): toddler
    Sense id: en-ankle-biter-en-noun-i3sdiKBH Disambiguation of Children: 86 9 5 Disambiguation of People: 99 1 0 Disambiguation of Dogs: 50 39 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 17 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 72 16 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 64 25 12 Disambiguation of 'small child': 96 4 0
  2. (slang) A small dog, especially a poorly-behaved one. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ankle-biter-en-noun-h~712JYY
  3. (slang) A relatively minor, irritating problem or task. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ankle-biter-en-noun-1Eyszbx7

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