nipper
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el chiquillo (M), la chiquilla (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This town was a lot different when I was a nipper.Esta ciudad era muy diferente cuando yo era un chiquillo.
b. el chaval (M), la chavala (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
He's pretty young but he's already got a nipper of his own.Es muy joven pero ya tiene un chaval suyo.
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