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Noun: ankle-biter  'an-kul,bI-tu(r)
Usage: informal
  1. A young child who is just beginning to walk
    - toddler, yearling, tot, bambino, rug rat [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: ankle-biters

Type of: child, fry [archaic], kid [informal], kiddie [informal], kiddy [informal], minor, nestling [informal], nipper [informal], shaver [informal], small fry [informal], tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], tyke [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], youngster