nipper in English

noun
1
a child, especially a small boy.
There was a young nipper lying on the side of the road and the ambulance crew just picked him up and were away.
2
pliers, pincers, forceps, or a similar tool for gripping or cutting.
To avoid damaging the face of the trim, pry nails out the back with locking pliers or nippers (end-cutting pliers).
3
an insect or other creature that nips or bites.
The card his previous owner had filled out stated he was untrainable, not house broken, aggressive, a nipper and biter, and had been kept in the bathroom all day while owners worked, walked twice a day and lived in an apartment.
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2. ‘There is a nail knot/tying tool, clipper/nipper, a Bodkin - which as we all know is a needle.’ 1.1 historical A long pin used for fastening up the hair

3. 8 With this remonstrance, young Spitfire, whose real name was Susan Nipper, detached the child from her new friend by a wrench as if she were a tooth.

4. 23 Ditto tennis and swimming: my experience as a parent is that coaching has improved massively since I was a nipper, with far more technical instruction and indeed fun.