claw, chela, nipper, pincer
(noun) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
(noun) a young person of either sex; âshe writes books for childrenâ; âtheyâre just kidsâ; ââtiddlerâ is a British term for youngsterâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nipper (plural nippers)
One who, or that which, nips.
(usually, in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.
(slang) A child.
(AU) A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
(historical) A boy working as a navvies' assistant.
(Canada, slang, Newfoundland) A mosquito.
One of four foreteeth in a horse.
(obsolete) A satirist.
(obsolete, slang) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
A fish, the cunner.
A European crab (Polybius henslowii).
The claws of a crab or lobster.
A young bluefish.
(dated) A machine used by a ticket inspector to stamp passengers' tickets.
One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs.
• (pickpocket): see pickpocket
nipper (third-person singular simple present nippers, present participle nippering, simple past and past participle nippered)
(nautical, transitive) To seize (two ropes) together.
Nipper (plural Nippers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nipper is the 7958th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4157 individuals. Nipper is most common among White (91.15%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Nip"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, nips.
2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
3. A satirist. [Obs.] Ascham.
4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
5. (Zoöl.) (a) The cunner. (b) A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; âhis roots in Texas go back a long wayâ; âhe went back to Sweden to search for his rootsâ; âhis music has African rootsâ
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
