Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A young child.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A grimace.
- noun A puppet made of cloth; a rag-baby.
- noun A young girl. Also mopsy, mopsey.
- noun A lap-dog.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.
- noun (Zoöl.) A long-haired pet dog.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial A
child . - noun dated A
rag baby ; apuppet made ofcloth . - noun dated A long-haired
pet dog .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a little girl (usually one you are fond of)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The moppet is a quick study, though he needs to be counseled not to smile adorably while making his subjects tremble in fear of his wrath.
My Year of Flops Nathan Rabin 2010
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Plus the new companion, a 20-year old seeming moppet named Karen Gillan, was constantly in shorts and micro-minis.
William Bradley: A Welcome Blast From the New Doctor Who William Bradley 2011
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Not since The Phantom Menace has a movie been so sabotaged by an annoying, screen-hogging moppet.
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Not since The Phantom Menace has a movie been so sabotaged by an annoying, screen-hogging moppet.
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“Hold on now, moppet,” he cried as he struggled to restrain her.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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“Hold on now, moppet,” he cried as he struggled to restrain her.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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In her, America cherished the baby, the moppet, and cherub-faced doll.
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Plus the new companion, a 20-year old seeming moppet named Karen Gillan, was constantly in shorts and micro-minis.
William Bradley: A Welcome Blast From the New Doctor Who William Bradley 2011
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In her, America cherished the baby, the moppet, and cherub-faced doll.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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At this time, the Rejectionist wishes to magnanimously confer Official Fiancé/e Status upon this delightful young moppet, who on occasion makes us reconsider being such a hateful old crank, EVEN THOUGH SHE CENSORED US.
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
yarb commented on the word moppet
I will lay a wage; said I, laughing outright, that this moppet of threescore and ten, this girl in her second childhood, has been unfolding to you all the secret movements of a tender, susceptible heart.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 10 ch. 12
October 10, 2008