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The park was full of ankle-biters.

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child When I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.boy There's a new boy in my class. girl The girl's name is Sally.kid informal I'm off to pick up the kids from school.kiddie I saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.little one informal The little ones must be hungry by now.tot informal A couple of tots were playing on the beach.infant Infants under 2 years of age must travel on an adult's lap.toddler She's got a toddler and an infant.youngster It's sometimes difficult to get these youngsters interested in things that don't involve screens.juvenile There needs to be a centralized system for collecting statistics on missing juveniles.minor legal Minors may, in certain cases, consent to surgery.imp often humorous The little imp thought he could get the better of me.monkey informal You cheeky monkey!scallywag UK informal humorous How's that scallywag of a son of yours?tinker UK old-fashioned informal What are the little tinkers up to now?tyke UK informal He's a cheeky little tyke.brat informal disapproving That boy is a spoiled brat.perisher UK old-fashioned informal That's enough to give the little perishers nightmares for the rest of their lives.varmint informal Keep those varmints out of my way!urchin old-fashioned or humorous These street urchins seem much older than their years.nipper informal He has a little nipper that follows him around everywhere.squirt old-fashioned He's just a little squirt.tiddler UK informal Her two tiddlers have just started school.cherub informal approving She looks like a little cherub.moppet She's a sweet little moppet.munchkin mainly US informal She's a darling little munchkin.mite UK informal What an adorable little mite!poppet UK informal Time for bed, poppet!sprog UK slang She's got another sprog on the way. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of ankle-biter.

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childhoodboyhoodgirlhood old-fashionedinfancyyouthorphanorphanedmotherlessfatherless Learn more A child is a person who is not yet an adult. The time when you are a child is called childhood. An orphan is a child who has no parents. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press

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