Talk:nipper

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nipper

(Australian, slang) Young child in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
Covered by the broader sense of child - which is also used in Australia. — Pingku^dimmi 09:38, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Delete, unless I'm missing something. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:53, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Keep. It's a specific term used for children aged 5 - 13 in the Surf Lifesavers. I've changed the definition to match this. Not used for any child, just those in the program. I'll start adding some cites--Dmol (talk) 11:00, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Keep. New definition is specific. Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV 06:10, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

This definitely needs cites from independent, durably archived sources. A sense specific to an organization that is not recognized outside that organization doesn't seem dictionary worthy even if it does meet attestation. There is a rank in the cub/boy scout organizations called WEBELOS, which seems comparable and would be attestable, I think, though our standards for inclusion of an abbreviation are more relaxed. Do we have the cub scout ranks as senses: wolf, bear, lion? DCDuring TALK 15:53, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Three independent book cites added.--Dmol (talk) 20:42, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Kept. — Ungoliant ^(Falai) 02:49, 16 August 2012 (UTC)