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The definition of a brat is a child that is difficult to manage, or a child of a military family.
(noun)- A child who throws a tantrum every five minutes is an example of a brat.
- The daughter of an ensign in the Navy is an example of a Navy brat.
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See brat in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a child, esp. an impudent, unruly child: scornful or playful term
- Slang the son or daughter of a person in a professional community, a particular company, the armed forces, etc.: a navy brat
Origin: ME, cloak of coarse cloth < OE bratt < Gael, mantle, cloth, rag: present sense ? from child's bib or apron
Related Forms:
- bratty adjective or brattish
- brattiness noun or brattishness
See brat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one.
- A child of a career military person.
Origin:
Origin: Possibly from brat, coarse garment
Origin: , from Middle English
Origin: , from Old English bratt
Origin: , of Celtic origin
.Related Forms:
- bratˈtish adjective
- bratˈtish·ness noun
noun
Bratwurst.
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