nip·per

nip·per
/ˈnıpɚ/ noun, pl -pers
1 nippers [plural] : a device or tool that is used for cutting something

She used the nippers to prune the bush.

2 [count] chiefly Brit, informal : a small child

when I was just a nipper


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