Definition of brat Brat

/bɹæˈt/ - [brat] - brat

We found 15 definitions of brat from 7 different sources.

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What does brat mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

brat - a very troublesome child
  terror, little terror, holy terror
  scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag one who is playfully mischievous
brat - a small pork sausage
  bratwurst
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • brat (n.)
    A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.
  • brat (n.)
    A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
  • brat (n.)
    A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.
  • brat (n.)
    The young of an animal.
  • brat (n.)
    A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • brat
    brat, n. a contemptuous name for a child, as in 'beggar's brat:' any over-garment of coarse cloth, a child's pinafore, an apron.—n. Brat′chet, a little brat—better Brat′ling. [A.S. bratt; of Celtic origin, Old Ir. brat, a plaid, Gael. brat, an apron.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • brat
    A northern name for a turbot.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • brat
    A child or infant.

Part of speech

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  • brat, noun, singular of brats.

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