ankle-biter

Questions

What does ankle-biter mean?

A small child.

Where does ankle-biter come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Germanic *-ulaz Proto-Germanic *ankulaz Proto-West Germanic *ankul Old English *ancol Middle English ancle English ankle English biter English ankle-biter From ankle + biter.

How to pronounce ankle-biter

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