CRIB-BITE Meaning of CRIB-BITE in English ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verbEtymology: back-formation from crib-biter & crib-biting : to be addicted to crib-biting• crib-biter ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012