/'nɪpə(r); `nɪpɚ/
n
1 [C usu pl 通常作复数]claw of a crab, lobster, etc （蟹、龙虾等的）螯.
2 nippers[pl] (infml 口) any tool for gripping or cutting, eg pincers 夹或剪的工具（如镊子）
*a pair of nippers 一把钳子.
3 [C] (Brit infml 口) small child 小孩儿
*a mother with two young nippers 带着两个子女的妇女
* He's a cheeky little nipper. 他是个小赖皮.

n[C]BrE informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: nipper 'boy who runs errands for a workman or street seller', from NIP¹ 2]
a child