About The Word Brat
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Brat
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What's The Definition Of Brat?
[n] a very troublesome child
Synonyms | Synonyms for Brat: holy terror | little terror | terror Related Terms | Find terms related to Brat: See Also | imp | monkey | rapscallion | rascal | scalawag | scallywag | scamp Brat In Webster's Dictionary \Brat\ (br[a^]t), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt
cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat
cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's
bib or clout; hence, a child.]
1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in
general. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a
bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright.
3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense,
but now usually in a contemptuous sense. ``This brat is
none of mine.'' --Shak. ``A beggar's brat.'' --Swift.
O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's
brats! O brood of blessed seed! --Gascoigne.
4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
\Brat\, n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. |
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