American Slang Of The Day: ankle-biter
Meaning
a childFor example
- Diana loves kids. She's always happy if there are lots of ankle-biters around.
- Richard's such a big guy now that it's hard to imagine him when he was a little ankle-biter running around in short pants.
Variety
This is typically used in American and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.Quick Quiz
Cathy loves being around ankle-biters, so she'd be happy working as aa. kindergarten teacher
b. underwater photographer
c. zoo-keeper
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