(usually in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.
(slang) A child.
1949, George Orwell, , p. 193. ISBN 0-451-51218-9Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day. Pretty smart for a nipper of seven, eh?
(AU) A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
Of our movement’s 153,000 members, over 58,500 are nippers (5-13 years). This equates to nearly 40% of our total membership and shows just how significant the junior movement is within surf lifesaving.http://www.sls.com.au/nippers
2003 Some Like It Hot: The Beach As a Cultural DimensionSLSA has become a multi-million dollar enterprise comprising 262 clubs located around the Australian coastline, with 100000 members, which included thousands of juniors or 'nippers', as they were more commonly known.
2008 Understanding Sports Coaching: The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice. Tania Cassidy, Robyn L. Jones, Paul Potrac -It is the first day of training for a group of ten 'little nippers' (novice surf life- savers). An assortment of children expectantly hover in the clubhouse.
2009 Didgeridoos and Didgeridon'ts: A Brit 's Guide to Moving Your Life Down Under"Every club around Australia offers a Nippers programme. Nippers is open to children from the age of 5 through to 13 years old and not only is it a fun way for your child to .."
