Noun: ankle-biter 'an-kul,bI-tu(r)
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A young child who is just beginning to walk
"The ankle-biter took wobbly steps across the living room";
- toddler, tot, bambino, rug rat [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: ankle-biters
Type of: child, 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