as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
the little nipper can't quite reach the cabinet
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Recent Examples of nippers
Loon Nippers Your nippers will quickly become your best fishing buddy.
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Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nippers
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Only little boys are called big boys.—
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Parents are using names for their daughters that are traditionally used for boys.—
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Admission is $5; free for kids 15 and younger (cash only); free for active-duty military with ID.—
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CeraVe Acne Foaming Cleanser Older kids and tweens often start breaking out with acne around this age, so be aware that exfoliators, acids, or retinol can potentially cause skin irritation.—
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Now 58 years old, Smart was in her early twenties when she was convicted for being an accomplice to the murder of her husband Gregory Smart, which was carried out by several teenagers including a 15 year-old boy Smart was having an affair with.—
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The military presence in Hawkins is completely gone one year later — without any repercussions for the teenagers who killed several of its members.—
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Guardiola’s lads look back to their best in the early months of this season after the extended wobble in the previous one that wrecked their hopes of a fifth straight domestic title.—
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At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.—
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“Nippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nippers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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