leg biter

English

Noun

leg biter (plural leg biters)

1. (slang) Synonym of ankle-biter (“a small child”).
   • 2015, Arthur Hamilton, Jonathan's Journey:

     “Well, Mose's Landing now has over one hundred people, with a couple dozen leg biters. Isn't it time for a school?”

References

• Tony Thorne (2014), “leg-biter”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London;  […]: Bloomsbury