Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one.
- noun A child of a career military person.
- noun A bratwurst.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coarse mantle or cloak.
- noun A child's bib or apron.
- noun A clout; a rag.
- noun The film on the surface of some liquids, as on boiled milk when cold.
- noun A child: now used only in contempt: as, “this brat is none of mine,”
- noun “their dirty brats,”
- noun A local English name of the turbot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
- noun A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.
- noun obsolete The young of an animal.
- noun (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mining A thin
bed ofcoal mixed withpyrites orcarbonate oflime . - noun
bratwurst - noun A
child (as apejorative term); offspring. - noun Now often specifically, a
selfish orspoiled child .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small pork sausage
- noun a very troublesome child
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word brat was her farthest venture into profanity, and she resorted to it often.
Freud’s Blind Spot Elisa Albert 2010
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Plus, it did give us Jubilee, and I've always had a soft spot for that brat and I use the term brat with affection.
Everybody’s Somebody’s Baby – Day Four | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats beer.
Meathead Goldwyn: Tailgate Brat Tub (RECIPE) Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats & beer.
Meathead Goldwyn: Tailgate Brat Tub (RECIPE) Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats beer.
Meathead Goldwyn: Tailgate Brat Tub (RECIPE) Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats beer.
Meathead Goldwyn: Tailgate Brat Tub (RECIPE) Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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Sorry, Blair acting like a brat is NOT a storyline.
'Gossip Girl' recap: Chuck kissed a guy...and I liked it | EW.com 2009
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The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats & beer.
Meathead Goldwyn: Tailgate Brat Tub (RECIPE) Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The brat is having a temper and claims he is the victim.
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The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats & beer.
Meathead Goldwyn: Tailgate Brat Tub (RECIPE) Meathead Goldwyn 2010
tbtabby commented on the word brat
Means "brother" in Russian.
July 13, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word brat
Cf. definitions of bratchet. One wonders if that word figures in the uncertain etymology of brat.
January 4, 2012