Informal a little child: a term of affection
Origin of moppet
diminutive of Middle English moppe, rag doll from uncertain or unknown; perhapsmoppet
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moppet
noun
A young child.
Origin of moppet
From obsolete mop fool, child from Middle English moppeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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