ankle biter

ankle biter

slang A young child, often a toddler. Hey, I know I said I'd babysit, but I can't watch five ankle biters all by myself!
See also: ankle, biter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ankle biter

verb
See rug rat
See also: ankle, biter
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • ankle
  • biters
  • knee biter
  • sprain
  • sprain (one's) ankle
  • sprain ankle
  • sprain one’s ankle
  • by ankle express
  • express
  • babysit for (someone)
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Did I mention it was one of Hampshire's top attractions?" "Yes, Kitten, at least 14 times." So, glad of a distraction for the kids during these endless school holidays, me and Jesse's godmother Ali surgically removed the ankle biters from their iPads and took them for an educational day out in Portsmouth.
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Some deluded X-Files watching folks talk about tall grey beings, while others have described being whisked into a space-ship by stumpy little ankle biters with long fingers and sharp teeth.
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Now, I know maths isn't my strong point, but even I can work out that a 43-year-old widow with one child - three-year-old Jesse - isn't going to knock out three more ankle biters before she starts on the HRT chasers.
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