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brat

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As a noun, brat means a human child. As a verb, it means act in a bratty manner (as the submissive).

Meanings of brat

12 meanings

noun

  1. slangA human child.

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

    “Get that little brat away from me!”

  3. slangA child (at any age) of an active member of the military or the diplomatic service.

    “an army brat”

  4. A turbot or flatfish.

  5. historicA rough cloak or ragged garment.

  6. informalBratwurst.

  7. miningA thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteUKScotlanddialectA coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.

  2. obsoleteThe young of an animal.

Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.

verb

  1. bdsmTo act in a bratty manner (as the submissive).

n-1

  1. A very troublesome childperson

    Similar: terror, little terror, holy terror

n-2

  1. A small pork sausagefood

    Similar: bratwurst

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

brat around the world

UK, ScotlandA coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.

Synonyms by meaning

n-1: a very troublesome child
terrorlittle terrorholy terror
n-2: a small pork sausage
bratwurst

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