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Brat

/bɹat/

A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

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📖 Definitions of "Brat"

noun

1
A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
"Get that little brat away from me!"
2
A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.
"an army brat"
3
A turbot or flatfish
4
A rough cloak or ragged garment

🔄 Synonyms of "Brat"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
holy terrornoun	A frightening person, especially a misbehaving child.
little terrornoun	a very troublesome child
terrornoun	(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Brat"

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Word	Definition
holy terrornoun	A frightening person, especially a misbehaving child.
terrornoun	(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
little terrornoun	a very troublesome child
whippersnappernoun	(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.
rascalnoun	(often diminutively) A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
hellionnoun	An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
pranksternoun	One who performs pranks.
littlenoun	Small in size.
babynoun	A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
kiddonoun	(US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) A child.
childnoun	(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
youthnoun	(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
creepnoun	(informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment.
boynoun	A male child.
punknoun	(countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:
wenchnoun	(specifically) A girl or young woman of a lower class.
girlnoun	A female child.
geezernoun	(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated in the US) A male person.
thugnoun	A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
rookienoun	An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.