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Definition of Brat
1. Noun. A very troublesome child.
Generic synonyms: Imp, Monkey, Rapscallion, Rascal, Scalawag, Scallywag, Scamp
Derivative terms: Bratty
2. Noun. A small pork sausage.
Definition of Brat
1. n. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.
2. n. A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
Definition of Brat
1. Noun. A child (as a pejorative term); offspring. ¹
2. Noun. Now often specifically, a selfish or spoiled child. ¹
3. Noun. bratwurst ¹
4. Noun. (mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brat
1. a spoiled child [n -S] : BRATTISH [adj]
Medical Definition of Brat
1.
1. A coarse garnment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.
2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
3. A child; an offspring; formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. "This brat is none of mine." "A beggar's brat." "O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed!" (Gascoigne)
4. The young of an animal.
Origin: OE. Bratt coarse garnment, AS. Bratt cloak, fr. The Celtic; cf. W. Brat clout, rag, Gael. Brat cloak, apron, raf, Ir. Brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brat
| brast brasting brasts brat (current term) bratchet bratchets bratling bratlings bratpack brats | brattice bratticed brattices bratticing brattier brattiest brattily brattiness |
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