nipper
Crab's grasping appendage
A nipper is a small child, used affectionately or casually: The nippers are running around the yard.
More common in British English.
Nippers are also small pincers or pliers for cutting or gripping—wire nippers, nail nippers.
The tool sense comes from nip, to pinch or bite sharply.
A nipper can be anything that nips: a crab's claw, a horse that bites.
Child learning to walk
- youngsterPerson of tender years
- tykeYoung child, often naughty
- kidChild or young goat
- ankle-biterSlang for young child
whippersnapper · tot · minnow · little one · bambino · tike · kiddo · sprog
Grasping claw organ
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- clawCurved animal nail
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
crawfish · shrimp · decapod · chelae · snapping · gripping · carapace · shellfish
Hinged grasping utensil
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- swageTool for shaping metal
fuller · punch · drift · clincher · farrier · horseshoe · hoof · smithy
Hinged metal gripping tool
- cuttersDevices for severing material
- snipsSmall cuts or cuttings
- diagonal cuttersAngled-jaw wire snippers
- pincersGripping tool or claws
shears · crimpers · hand tools · jaws · cutting edge · spring-loaded
toddler
Child learning to walk
ankle-biter · whippersnapper · tot · minnow · little one · bambino · tike · kiddo · sprog · urchin
pincer
Grasping claw organ
crustacean · crawfish · shrimp · decapod · chelae · snapping · gripping · carapace · shellfish · pinch
tongs
Hinged grasping utensil
swage · fuller · punch · drift · clincher · farrier · horseshoe · hoof · smithy · ironwork
pliers
Hinged metal gripping tool
- cuttersDevices for severing material
- snipsSmall cuts or cuttings
- diagonal cuttersAngled-jaw wire snippers
pincers · shears · crimpers · hand tools · jaws · cutting edge · spring-loaded
- nipping atBiting lightly, repeatedly
- nipped in the bud
- nipped in
- nipped atBit lightly and quickly